Artiopoda - Agnostida - Diplagnostidae
Alternative combination: Agnostus canadensis
Synonym: Agnostus janei Clark 1923
Belongs to Pseudagnostus according to F. Rasetti 1944
Sister taxa: Pseudagnostus (Pseudagnostus), Pseudagnostus ampullatus, Pseudagnostus anhuiensis, Pseudagnostus benxiensis, Pseudagnostus bulgosus, Pseudagnostus chinensis, Pseudagnostus communis, Pseudagnostus cyclopyge, Pseudagnostus dividuus, Pseudagnostus gyps, Pseudagnostus idalis, Pseudagnostus josephus, Pseudagnostus karatauensis, Pseudagnostus koerferi, Pseudagnostus leptoplastorum, Pseudagnostus marginisulcatus, Pseudagnostus medius, Pseudagnostus mestus, Pseudagnostus obsurdus, Pseudagnostus papilio, Pseudagnostus planulatus, Pseudagnostus praecurrens, Pseudagnostus primus, Pseudagnostus prolongus, Pseudagnostus pseudangustilobus, Pseudagnostus pseudocyclopyge, Pseudagnostus punctatus, Pseudagnostus rajovopsis, Pseudagnostus securiger, Pseudagnostus sericatus, Pseudagnostus subquadratus, Pseudagnostus vastulus, Rhaptagnostus changshanensis, Rhaptagnostus simplex, Rhaptagnostus heteromorphus, Rhaptagnostus ciliensis, Rhaptagnostus anhuiensis, Rhaptagnostus obsoletus, Rhaptagnostus langyashanensis, Rhaptagnostus pseudoconvergens, Rhaptagnostus cyclopygeformis, Rhaptagnostus bifax, Rhaptagnostus elix, Rhaptagnostus convexiformis, Rhaptagnostus plenus, Rhaptagnostus gunnari, Rhaptagnostus apsis, Rhaptagnostus auctor, Litagnostus meniscus, Litagnostus levisensis, Pseudagnostus (Sulcatagnostus) dubius, Pseudagnostus (Sulcatagnostus) hunanensis, Pseudagnostus (Sulcatagnostus) rugosus, Pseudagnostina douvillei
Type specimens:
- Pseudagnostus canadensis: Nat Mus Canada 858b, a pygidium
- Agnostus janei:
Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (6: Quebec collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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