Artiopoda - Agnostida - Agnostidae
Full reference: G. K. Ergaliev and F. G. Ergaliev. 2008. Agnostidy srednego i verkhnego Kembriya Aksayskogo Gosudarstvennogo Geologicheskogo Zakaznika v yushnom Kazakhstane (Kyrshabakty, Malyy Karatau) [Middle and Upper Cambrian Agnostida from the Aksai National Geological Reserve in southern Kazakhstan (Kyrshabakty River, Malyy Karatau Range)] 1-359
Belongs to Micragnostus according to G. K. Ergaliev and F. G. Ergaliev 2008
Sister taxa: Geragnostus (Micragnostus) acrolebes, Geragnostus (Micragnostus) bilobus, Geragnostus (Micragnostus) chengcunensis, Micragnostus brevispinus, Micragnostus calviformis, Micragnostus calvus, Micragnostus chiushuensis, Micragnostus curvata, Micragnostus elongatus, Micragnostus insolitus, Micragnostus mutabilis, Micragnostus orientalis, Micragnostus pehuenchensis, Micragnostus serus, Micragnostus strictus, Micragnostus vilonii
Type specimen: Its type locality is Kyrshabakty River, 1401-8, which is in a Batyrbaian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Bestogai Formation of Kazakhstan
Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Kazakhstan (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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