Galbagnostus Whittington 1965 (artiopod)

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Metagnostidae

Full reference: H. B. Whittington. 1965. Trilobites of the Ordovician Table Head Formation, western Newfoundland. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 132(4):275-441

Parent taxon: Metagnostidae according to H. B. Whittington et al. 1997

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anglagnostus, Arthrorhachis, Chatkalagnostus, Corrugatagnostus, Dividuagnostus, Geragnostella, Geragnostus, Granuloagnostus, Homagnostoides, Trinodus

Subtaxa: Galbagnostus galba Galbagnostus valmyensis

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Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Argentina (2 collections), Australia (5), Canada (4: Newfoundland and Labrador), Ireland (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Nevada)

• Whiterockian of Canada (3: Newfoundland and Labrador)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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