Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Peratagnostus distinctus

Agnostida - Spinagnostidae

Taxonomy
Peratagnostus distinctus was named by Lu and Lin (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is Xiyangshan, bed 4, which is in a Paibian slope limestone in the Huayansi Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Peratagnostus distinctus Lu and Lin

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderAgnostinaSalter 1864
superfamilyCondylopygoideaRaymond 1913
familySpinagnostidaeHowell 1935
genusPeratagnostusOpik 1967
speciesdistinctus

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.

Peratagnostus distinctus Lu and Lin 1989
show all | hide all
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
Created: 2009-06-08 10:11:05
Modified: 2009-06-08 12:11:05
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Paibian or 497.00000 to 494.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paibian497.0 - 494.2China (Zhejiang) Peratagnostus distinctus (type locality: 125560)