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Aspidagnostus primitivus

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Clavagnostidae

Taxonomy
Aspidagnostus primitivus was named by Yang et al. (1993). It is not extant. Its type locality is Xiuzigou, bed 10a, which is in a Wangcunian slope limestone/shale in the Xijiadian Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Aspidagnostus primitivus Yang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
RankNameAuthor
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderAgnostinaSalter 1864
superfamilyCondylopygoideaRaymond 1913
familyClavagnostidaeHowell 1937
subfamilyAspidagnostinaePokrovskaya 1960
genusAspidagnostusWhitehouse 1936
speciesprimitivus

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.

Aspidagnostus primitivus Yang et al. 1993
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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: minorg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-08 09:06:22
Modified: 2009-06-08 11:06:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Wangcunian or 504.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wangcunian504.5 - 497.0China (Henan) Aspidagnostus primitivus (type locality: 127075)