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Rhaptagnostus anhuiensis

Agnostida - Diplagnostidae

Taxonomy
Rhaptagnostus anhuiensis was named by Qiu (1984). It is not extant. Its type locality is Jingxian, unit 5, which is in a Niuchehean marine limestone/shale in the Tangcun Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Rhaptagnostus anhuiensis Qiu

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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
speciesanhuiensis

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: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Niuchehean or 489.50000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Anhui) Rhaptagnostus anhuiensis (126850 127321 type locality: 127322 127323)