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Rhaptagnostus ciliensis

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Diplagnostidae

Taxonomy
Rhaptagnostus ciliensis was named by Peng (1992). It is not extant. Its type locality is Shenjiawan, unit 14, 28, which is in a Taoyuanian slope limestone in the Huaqiao Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Rhaptagnostus ciliensis Peng

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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
familyDiplagnostidaeWhitehouse 1936
genusRhaptagnostusJaekel 1909
speciesciliensis

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: base of the Aksaian to the top of the Batyrbaian or 492.80000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85China (Hunan) Rhaptagnostus ciliensis (126659 126666 126710 type locality: 126711)
Aksaian492.8 - 491.5Kazakhstan Rhaptagnostus ciliensis (118446 118447 118451 118454 118456 118458 118460 118464 118476 118477 118487 118872 118878 118891)
Batyrbaian491.5 - 486.85Kazakhstan Rhaptagnostus ciliensis (118893 118897)