Sphaeragnostus Cooper and Kindle 1936 (artiopod)

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Sphaeragnostidae

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

See also Ahlberg 1989 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Sphaeragnostus cingulatus Sphaeragnostus gaspensis Sphaeragnostus similaris

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Type: Agnostus similaris

Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Dobrotivian of the Czech Republic (1 collection)

• Ordovician of Canada (2: Quebec), China (7), the Czech Republic (1), Denmark (1), Poland (1), Sweden (3), the United Kingdom (3), United States (1: Maine)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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