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Mallagnostus

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Weymouthiidae

Taxonomy
Mallagnostus was named by Howell (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm, Boto, Cm, Tojo]. It is not extant. Its type is Agnostus desideratus.

It was assigned to Weymouthiidae by Whittington et al. (1997); and to Agnostida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Mallagnostus Howell
1959Ladadiscus Pokrovskaya
1979Ladadiscus Osadchaya et al.
1985Jinghediscus Xiang and Zhang
1997Mallagnostus Whittington et al. p. 396
2002Jinghediscus Sepkoski
2002Mallagnostus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderEodiscina
familyWeymouthiidaeKobayashi 1943
genusMallagnostusHowell 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. †Mallagnostus Howell 1935
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Mallagnostus desideratus Walcott 1890
Mallagnostus llarenai Richter 1941
Invalid names: Jinghediscus Xiang and Zhang 1985 [synonym], Ladadiscus Pokrovskaya 1959 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-12-13 02:47:26
Modified: 2009-12-13 04:47:26
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Branchian to the top of the Dyeran or 516.20000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Spain Eodiscus llarenai (225087)
Nangaoian - Duyunian521.0 - 506.5China (Xinjiang) Jinghediscus nummularius (225123)
Branchian516.2 - 506.5United Kingdom (England) M. llarenai (225078)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (New York) Agnostus desideratus (225133)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Russian Federation (Tuva) Ladadiscus limbatus (81474)