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Valenagnostus imitans

Artiopoda - Agnostida

Taxonomy
Grandagnostus imitans was named by Oepik (1961). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Valenagnostus imitans by Jago (1976), Jago et al. (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Grandagnostus imitans Oepik
1976Valenagnostus imitans Jago
2004Valenagnostus imitans Jago et al. p. 35

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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
genusValenagnostusJago 1976
speciesimitans(Oepik 1961)

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.

Valenagnostus imitans Oepik 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindg
Created: 2009-06-08 10:17:56
Modified: 2010-01-28 02:10:19
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Undillan to the top of the Boomerangian or 503.00000 to 499.00000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0India Valenagnostus imitans (114664)
Undillan503.0 - 500.5Australia (Queensland) Grandagnostus imitans (225237 225238)
Boomerangian500.5 - 499.0Australia (Tasmania) Valenagnostus imitans (69972 69973)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) Valenagnostus imitans (49173 49176 49177 49178 126314 126315 126316 126317 126324)
Ayusokkanian499.5 - 497.0Kazakhstan Valenagnostus imitans (118177 118178 118179 118180 118181 118182 118186)