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Trinodus clusus

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Metagnostidae

Taxonomy
Geragnostus clusus was named by Whittington (1963). Its type specimen is GSC 16171, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Alpha Boulder, Table Head, which is in a Whiterockian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Canada.

It was recombined as Trinodus clusus by Ross and Barnes (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Geragnostus clusus Whittington p. 28 figs. Pl. 1, figs. 1-6
1967Trinodus clusus Ross and Barnes p. D9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderAgnostinaSalter 1864
superfamilyCondylopygoideaRaymond 1913
familyMetagnostidaeJaekel 1909
genusTrinodusM'Coy 1846
speciesclusus()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Trinodus clusus Whittington 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available