Geragnostus spinosus Chien 1961 (artiopod)

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Metagnostidae

Full reference: Y. Chien. 1961. Cambrian trilobites from Sandu and Duyun, southern Kweichow. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 9(2):110-143

Belongs to Geragnostus according to Y. Chien 1961

Sister taxa: Geragnostus (Geragnostella), Geragnostus (Geragnostus), Geragnostus (Microagnostus), Geragnostus (Novoagnostus), Geragnostus boutouryensis, Geragnostus callaveiformis, Geragnostus crassus, Geragnostus fabius, Geragnostus occitanus

Type specimen: NIGP 11474, an exoskeleton

Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Sandu section, unit 4, upper part (Cambrian of China)

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