Geragnostus (Micragnostus) chengcunensis Qiu 1984 (artiopod)

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Agnostidae

Full reference: H. Qiu. 1984. Trilobites from the Upper Cambrian Tangcun Formation in Jingxian, southern Anhui. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 23(3):329-341

Belongs to Geragnostus (Micragnostus) according to H. Qiu 1984

Sister taxa: Geragnostus (Micragnostus) acrolebes, Geragnostus (Micragnostus) bilobus, Micragnostus brevispinus, Micragnostus calviformis, Micragnostus calvus, Micragnostus chiushuensis, Micragnostus curvata, Micragnostus elongatus, Micragnostus insolitus, Micragnostus mutabilis, Micragnostus orientalis, Micragnostus pehuenchensis, Micragnostus quadratiformis, Micragnostus serus, Micragnostus strictus, Micragnostus vilonii

Type specimen: Its type locality is Jingxian, unit 5, which is in a Niuchehean marine limestone/shale in the Tangcun Formation of China

Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Jingxian, unit 5

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