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Geragnostus

Agnostida - Metagnostidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Geragnostus Howell
1957Geragnostus Harrington and Leanza
1964Geragnostus Neuman
1968Geragnostus Robison and Pantoja-Alor p. 775
1977Neptunagnostella Pek
1997Geragnostus Whittington et al. p. 375
1999Geragnostus Hoel
2002Geragnostus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderAgnostinaSalter 1864
superfamilyCondylopygoideaRaymond 1913
familyMetagnostidaeJaekel 1909
genusGeragnostusHowell 1935

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Geragnostus Howell 1935
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Subg. †Geragnostus (Geragnostus) Howell 1935
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Geragnostus (Geragnostus) callaveiformis Harrington and Leanza 1957
Geragnostus (Geragnostus) maurii Harrington and Leanza 1957
Geragnostus (Geragnostus) nesossii Harrington and Leanza 1957
Subg. †Geragnostus (Microagnostus) Howell 1935
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Geragnostus (Microagnostus) callaveiformis Harrington and Leanza 1957
Geragnostus (Microagnostus) calviformis Harrington and Leanza 1957
Geragnostus (Microagnostus) micropeltis Harrington and Leanza 1957
Geragnostus (Microagnostus) neumanni Harrington and Leanza 1957
Geragnostus (Microagnostus) vilonii Harrington and Leanza 1957
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Invalid names: Geragnostus foulonensis Howell 1935 [synonym], Geragnostus languidus Howell 1935 [synonym], Geragnostus manifestus Howell 1935 [synonym]
Geragnostus callaveiformis Harrington and Leanza 1957
Geragnostus crassus Tjernvik 1956
Geragnostus fabius Billings 1865
Geragnostus occitanus Howell 1935
Invalid names: Neptunagnostella Pek 1977 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: minorg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Whittington et al. (1997).g
Created: 2009-06-08 08:52:30
Modified: 2009-06-08 10:52:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Paibian to the top of the Pusgillian or 497.00000 to 449.20000 Ma

Collections (230 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4USA (Montana) G. sp. (258)
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4USA (Alaska) G. sp. (114979)
Paibian497.0 - 494.0USA (Texas) G. tumidosus (208655 208745)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (New Mexico) G. sp. (203892 203893)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Utah) G. subobesus (219670 219671)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Nevada) G. brevis (233789) G. sp. (203998)
Payntonian489.5 - 488.3Australia (Northern Territory) G. sp. (77655)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Anhui) G. sp. (127534)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Jilin Provence) G. acrolebus, G. bisectus (156921) G. acrolebus, G. bisectus, G. expansa (156924) G. acrolebus, G. bisectus, G. magnus (156922) G. subobesus (156912)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3Argentina (La Rioja) G. micropeltis, G. calviformis (116138)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (ShanXi) G. sp. (7918)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (Hunan) G. sp. (7689)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (ZheJiang) G. sp. (7768)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (Hubei) G. sp. (4690)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (AnHui) G. sp. (7835 7848)
Actonian - Cautleyan454.0 - 448.8Iran (Gilan) G. kirgizica (232880)
Eastonian - Onnian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) G. sp. (2746)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2China (ZheJiang) G. sp. (7808)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2China (Hubei) G. sp. (4689)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Maine) G. sp. (185954)