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Geragnostus (Micragnostus) chengcunensis

Agnostida - Agnostidae

Taxonomy
Geragnostus (Micragnostus) chengcunensis 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Geragnostus (Micragnostus) chengcunensis Qiu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderAgnostinaSalter 1864
superfamilyCondylopygoideaRaymond 1913
familyAgnostidaeM'Coy 1849
genusGeragnostusHowell 1935
subgenusMicragnostus
specieschengcunensis

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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-08 08:43:37
Modified: 2009-06-08 10:43:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Niuchehean or 491.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Anhui) Geragnostus chengcunensis (type locality: 127322)