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Rhaptagnostus heteromorphus

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Diplagnostidae

Taxonomy
Rhaptagnostus heteromorphus was named by Xiang and Zhang (1985). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Rhaptagnostus heteromorphus Xiang and Zhang

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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
speciesheteromorphusXiang and Zhang 1985

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.

Rhaptagnostus heteromorphus Xiang and Zhang 1985
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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 Sakian to the top of the Aksaian or 497.00000 to 491.50000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakian497.0 - 492.8Kazakhstan Rhaptagnostus heteromorphus (118336 118337)
Aksaian492.8 - 491.5Kazakhstan Rhaptagnostus heteromorphus (118481 118485 118486 118487 118878)