Xestagnostus Opik 1967 (artiopod)

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Diplagnostidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acadagnostus, Agnostotes, Baltagnostus, Denagnostus, Diplagnostinae, Diplagnostus, Dolichagnostus, Iniospheniscus, Linguagnostus, Machairagnostus, Nahannagnostus, Oedorhachis, Oidalagnostinae, Pseudagnostus

Subtaxa: Xestagnostus legirupa Xestagnostus transversus

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Type: Xestagnostus legirupa

Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of China (1 collection), Kazakhstan (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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