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Pseudagnostus ampullatus

Agnostida - Diplagnostidae

Taxonomy
Pseudagnostus ampullatus was named by Opik (1967). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Pseudagnostus ampullatus Opik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderAgnostinaSalter 1864
superfamilyCondylopygoideaRaymond 1913
familyDiplagnostidaeWhitehouse 1936
genusPseudagnostusJaekel 1909
speciesampullatusOpik 1967

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.

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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
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-02-25 10:11:19
Modified: 2009-02-25 12:11:19
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Paibian or 497.00000 to 494.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paibian497.0 - 494.0China (Hunan) Pseudagnostus ampullatus (126651 126652)
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Pseudagnostus ampullatus (127448)
Sakian497.0 - 492.8Kazakhstan Pseudagnostus ampullatus (118253 118254 118260 118261 118263)