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Phalagnostus carinatus

Artiopoda - Agnostida

Taxonomy
Phalagnostus carinatus was named by Lu and Lin (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is Yangliugang Hill II, bed 13, which is in a Wangcunian/Guzhangian carbonate limestone/shale in the Yangliugang Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. majus, P. nudus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Phalagnostus carinatus Lu and Lin

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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
genusPhalagnostusHowell 1955
speciescarinatus

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.

†Phalagnostus carinatus Lu and Lin 1989
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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
Created: 2009-06-08 10:13:10
Modified: 2009-06-08 12:13:10
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wangcunian to the top of the Guzhangian or 504.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wangcunian - Guzhangian504.5 - 497.0China (Zhejiang) Phalagnostus carinatus (type locality: 125541)