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Rhaptagnostus elix

Agnostida - Diplagnostidae

Taxonomy
Pseudagnostus elix was named by Shergold (1975). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Rhaptagnostus elix by Shergold (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Pseudagnostus elix Shergold
1977Rhaptagnostus elix Shergold

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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
genusRhaptagnostusJaekel 1909
specieselix(Shergold 1975)

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.

Rhaptagnostus elix Shergold 1975
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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: Iverian or 494.00000 to 489.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taoyuanian498.5 - 485.4China (Hunan) Rhaptagnostus elix (126716)
Iverian494.0 - 489.5Australia (Queensland) Pseudagnostus elix (198289 198290)