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Pseudagnostus medius

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Diplagnostidae

Taxonomy
Pseudagnostus medius was named by Choi et al. (2004). It is not extant. Its type locality is Konggiri section, KG-18, which is in a Taoyuanian deep subtidal shale in the Machari Formation of South Korea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Pseudagnostus medius Choi
2004Pseudagnostus medius Choi et al.

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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
genusPseudagnostusJaekel 1909
speciesmedius

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.

Pseudagnostus medius Choi et al. 2004
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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 Taoyuanian to the top of the Sakian or 495.20000 to 492.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakian497.0 - 492.8Kazakhstan Pseudagnostus medius (118376)
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85South Korea Pseudagnostus medius (type locality: 133459)