†Mallagnostus desideratus Walcott 1890 (artiopod)
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Artiopoda - Agnostida - Weymouthiidae
Alternative combination: Agnostus desideratus
Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1890. Descriptive notes of new genera and species from the Lower Cambrian or Olenellus zone of North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 12:33-46
Belongs to Mallagnostus according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002
See also Walcott 1890
Sister taxa: Mallagnostus llarenai, Jinghediscus nummularius
Type specimen: USNM 18327
Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at 43a. Limestone 1 mile east-northeast of Salem, Cambridge quadrangle (Cambrian of New York)
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