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Micragnostus

Agnostida - Agnostidae

Taxonomy
Micragnostus was named by Howell (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-u O Llvi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 16,721,1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Agnostus calvus.

It was reranked as Geragnostus (Micragnostus) by Lu and Lin (1980).

It was assigned to Geragnostus by Lu and Lin (1980); to Agnostidae by Whittington et al. (1997), Bao and Jago (2000); and to Agnostida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Micragnostus Howell
1980Geragnostus (Micragnostus) Lu and Lin
1997Micragnostus Whittington et al. p. 342
2000Micragnostus Bao and Jago pp. 887. 890
2002Micragnostus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderAgnostinaSalter 1864
superfamilyCondylopygoideaRaymond 1913
familyAgnostidaeM'Coy 1849
genusMicragnostusHowell 1935

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.

G. †Micragnostus Howell 1935
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Micragnostus brevispinus Lermontova 1951
Micragnostus calviformis Harrington and Leanza 1957
Micragnostus calvus Lake 1906
Micragnostus chiushuensis Kobayashi 1931
Micragnostus curvata Robison and Pantoja-Alor 1968
Micragnostus elongatus Chien 1961
Micragnostus insolitus Grant 1965
Micragnostus mutabilis Ergaliev 1980
Micragnostus orientalis Lu and Lin 1980
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Invalid names: Micragnostus intermedius Palmer 1968 [synonym]
Micragnostus quadratiformis Ergaliev and Ergaliev 2008
Micragnostus serus Fortey 1980
Micragnostus vilonii Harrington and Leanza 1957
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Whittington et al. (1997).g
Created: 2009-06-08 08:43:37
Modified: 2009-06-08 10:43:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Taoyuanian to the top of the Lancefieldian or 495.20000 to 474.90000 Ma

Collections (202 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paibian497.0 - 494.2China (Hunan) Geragnostus chiushuensis (124977)
Maentwrogian497.0 - 493.6Australia (Tasmania) M. sp.1 (8087) M. sp.2 (8084)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85Canada (Yukon) M. chiushuensis (55304)
Franconian - Trempealeauan497.0 - 486.85Australia (Queensland) Geragnostus acrolebes (198276 198277 198279 198283)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Argentina M. vilonii (115454 115455 115456 115457 115458 223798) M. vilonii, M. calviformis (235392 235393)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Argentina (Jujuy) M. vilonii (115418 115420 115422 115423 115424 115429 115430 115433 115434 115436 115437 115438 115439 115440)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Argentina (Salta) M. vilonii (199753)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85United Kingdom M. sp. (229505 229507)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Argentina (La Rioja) M. vilonii, M. calviformis (42518)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85South Korea M. intermedius (74269) M. sp. (232036 232037 232038 232039)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Argentina (Mendoza) Homagnostus pehuenchensis (9818)
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85Russian Federation (Sakha) Eurudagnostus brevispinus (133606 133607 133609)
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85South Korea M. elongatus (133443 133445 133447 133448 133449 133450 133451 133452 133453) M. intermedius (133458 133464 133465 133467 133471 133474) M. intermedius, M. elongatus (133444 133446)
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85China (Liaoning) M. sp. (126813)
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85China (Shandong) M. strictus (126777)
Taoyuanian - Niuchehean495.2 - 486.85China (Zhejiang) Geragnostus orientalis (125522 125523 125524 125566 125567)
Taoyuanian - Niuchehean495.2 - 486.85China (Anhui) Geragnostus sp. (127320)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Argentina M. pehuenchensis (235994)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) M. insuetus (81272) M. intermedius (81277 81284)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Alberta) M. insolitus (54093 81300 81303 81305 81307)
Aksaian492.8 - 491.5Kazakhstan M. curvata (118481 118486 118488 118880 118881 118883 118884 118885) M. curvata, M. brevispinus (118487 118872 118878) M. intermedius (118382 118387 118393 118394 118397 118401 118402 118403 118404 118442 118443 118444 118445 118460 118463 118465) M. intermedius, M. brevispinus (118458 118467 118475 118476)
Batyrbaian491.5 - 486.85Kazakhstan M. brevispinus (118899) M. brevispinus, M. elongatus (118900) M. elongatus (118892 118894 118896 118898 118901) M. intermedius (118895) M. mutabilis (118909 118910) M. mutabilis, M. quadratiformis (118906 118908) M. quadratiformis (118907)
Payntonian491.0 - 488.3Australia (Northern Territory) Geragnostus sp. (77416 77530)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85Türkiye M. sp. (133722 133723)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Liaoning) M. chiushuensis (126774)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Zhejiang) Geragnostus chiushuensis (125701)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Anhui) Geragnostus chengcunensis, Geragnostus bilobus (127322) Geragnostus sp. (127321 127324)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Hunan) M. chiushuensis (107332 107335 126679 126730) M. sp. (126724)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Hebei) Geragnostus chiushuensis (129659) M. chiushuensis (126775)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Jilin) M. chiushuensis (126776)
Payntonian - Datsonian491.0 - 486.85Australia (Tasmania) M. sp. (62280)
Stage 10491.0 - 486.85Argentina M. vilonii (115453)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Yukon) M. insolitus (55305 55307) M. sp. (55308 55310)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Wyoming) M. insolitus (9771 9772)
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3Norway (Spitsbergen) M. serus (106471 106475) M. sp. A, M. serus (106472)
Datsonian488.3 - 486.85Australia (Northern Territory) Geragnostus sp. (77619)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) M. intermedius (81289)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Argentina M. chiushuensis (156001)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1United Kingdom Agnostus calvus (208218 208223 208225)
Cressagian486.4 - 481.1United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (3711 3712)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina M. sp. (8866 8897)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Bolivia M. chayasaensls (8802) M. hoeki (8804) M. sp. (8801 8803 8837 8838)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (Alberta) Geragnostus chiushuensis (10923 10996 11001 11031 11046 11050)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (Northwest Territories) M. intermedius (192761)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Mexico (Oaxaca) Geragnostus curvata (9831 9832 9833 9834) Geragnostus intermedius (9823 9824 9825 9827 9829 9830 9836 9837 9838 9839 9840 9841 9842 9843 9844 9846 9847 9848 9851)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Australia (Victoria) M. hoeki (165725)
Migneintian481.1 - 477.1United Kingdom (England) Agnostus calvus (3710)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Norway (Spitsbergen) M. sp. (76646)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina M. sp. (8872 8878)
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0France (Alsace) M. languedocensis (64526)
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Norway (Spitsbergen) M. serus (106473)