Elusolendites

Elusolendites is a taxonomic name that has appeared in paleontological literature to designate a fossil genus. Because diagnostic material is sparse or poorly preserved, the exact features and systematic position attributed to elusolendites have been inconsistently defined across studies. As a result, the name's taxonomic status has been uncertain in some treatments.

The name has been applied by multiple authors to different specimens over time, with no universally accepted type specimen or explicit differential diagnosis. In several reviews, elusolendites has been treated as a nomen dubium or as a designation for fragmentary material that cannot be confidently assigned to a higher taxon.

The etymology mirrors common paleontological practice, combining elements suggesting elusiveness with the suffix -ites used for fossil genera. The precise origin of the coinage is not consistently documented in available sources.

At present, elusolendites is not widely recognized as a valid, diagnosable genus in major databases. Researchers generally call for a careful redescription of the original material, a formally designated type specimen if possible, and a clear stratigraphic and geographic context before the name can be stabilized.

In the absence of such work, elusolendites remains a tentative and contested name within the fossil record.