Artiopoda - Agnostida - Peronopsidae
Parent taxon: Peronopsidae according to E. B. Naimark and T. V. Pegel 2017
See also Jell and Adrain 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Whittington et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Archaeagnostus, Gratagnostus, Itagnostus, Micagnostus, Peronopseinae, Peronopsella, Peronopsis, Phalacrominae, Quadragnostus, Redeagnostus, Sphaeragnostus
Subtaxa: Pentagnostus (Meragnostus) Pentagnostus admirabilis Pentagnostus anabarensis Pentagnostus bonnerensis Pentagnostus brighamensis Pentagnostus endemicus Pentagnostus krusei Pentagnostus praecurrens Pentagnostus shabaktensis Pentagnostus shergoldi
Ecology: nektonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Australia (5 collections), Canada (33: British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador), India (1), Kazakhstan (8), Mexico (1), United States (20: Idaho, Nevada, Utah)
• Templetonian of Australia (2), United States (1: Nevada)
• Amgan of Kazakhstan (3)
• Solvan of Australia (1)
Total: 75 collections including 79 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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