Artiopoda - Agnostida - Ptychagnostidae
Alternative combinations: Goniagnostus (Criotypus) lemniscatus, Goniagnostus (Cryotypus) lemniscatus
Synonyms: Goniagnostus (Criotypus) paenerugatus Öpik 1979, Goniagnostus paenerugatus Öpik 1979
Full reference: A. A. Öpik. 1979. Middle Cambrian agnostids: systematics and biostratigraphy. . Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Bulletin 172:1-188
Belongs to Goniagnostus according to J. R. Laurie 2008
See also Laurie 1989, Lemke 2020, Öpik 1979 and Westrop et al. 1996
Sister taxa: Goniagnostus (Criotypus), Goniagnostus fumicola, Goniagnostus nathorsti, Goniagnostus scarabaeus, Goniagnostus spiniger, Goniagnostus venustus
Type specimens:
- Goniagnostus lemniscatus: CPC 14311
- Goniagnostus paenerugatus: CPC 14320, a cephalon/head.
Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Australia (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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