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Xestagnostus transversus

Agnostida - Diplagnostidae

Taxonomy
Xestagnostus transversus was named by Lu and Lin (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is Tianmashan II, bed 8, which is in a Paibian slope limestone/shale in the Huayansi Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Xestagnostus transversus Lu and Lin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderAgnostinaSalter 1864
superfamilyCondylopygoideaRaymond 1913
familyDiplagnostidaeWhitehouse 1936
genusXestagnostusOpik 1967
speciestransversus

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.

†Xestagnostus transversus Lu and Lin 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesf
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-11 19:48:09
Modified: 2009-12-13 04:20:19
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Paibian or 497.00000 to 494.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paibian497.0 - 494.0China (Zhejiang) Xestagnostus transversus (type locality: 125677)