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Diplagnostus planicauda

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Diplagnostidae

Taxonomy
Agnostus planicauda was named by Angelin (1851).

It was recombined as Diplagnostus planicauda by Jell and Hughes (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. atavorum, D. indianus, D. planicaudavestgothieus, D. pseudfloralis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Agnostus planicauda Angelin
1989Diplagnostus zhexiensis Lu and Lin
1993Diplagnostus qinlingensis Yang et al.
1997Diplagnostus planicauda Jell and Hughes

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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
familyDiplagnostidaeWhitehouse 1936
genusDiplagnostusJaeckel 1909
speciesplanicauda(Angelin 1851)

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.

†Diplagnostus planicauda Angelin 1851
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Invalid names: Diplagnostus qinlingensis Yang et al. 1993 [synonym], Diplagnostus zhexiensis Lu and Lin 1989 [synonym]
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
Spines: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-02-25 10:53:38
Modified: 2009-02-25 12:53:38
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Taijangian to the top of the Menevian or 506.50000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Hunan) Diplagnostus planicauda (49155 49156 49158 49159)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Argentina (Mendoza) Diplagnostus planicauda (9811)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0India Diplagnostus planicauda (114635 114665)
Mayan504.5 - 499.5Russian Federation (Altai (Region)) Diplagnostus planicauda (10060 10062)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Denmark (Bornholm) Diplagnostus planicauda (75946 75947)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Greenland (Nyeboe Land) Diplagnostus planicauda (9935)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Utah) Diplagnostus planicauda (10572)
Wangcunian504.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) Diplagnostus planicauda (49161 49162 49163 49283 49285 128313 128318 128340)
Wangcunian504.5 - 497.0China (Zhejiang) Diplagnostus floralis (125538)
Wangcunian - Guzhangian504.5 - 497.0China (Zhejiang) Diplagnostus zhexiensis (125540 125541)
Wangcunian - Guzhangian504.5 - 497.0China (Sichuan) Diplagnostus planicauda (127067)
Wangcunian - Guzhangian504.5 - 497.0China (Henan) Diplagnostus qinlingensis (127076)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) Diplagnostus planicauda (49168 49171 49173 49174 128351 128354 128365)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Sichuan) Diplagnostus planicauda (127068 127069)