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Corrugatagnostus convergens

Agnostida - Metagnostidae

Taxonomy
Corrugatagnostus convergens was named by Weir (1959) [= 1862 Olenus? Baily, p. 10 ffig. la. = 1939 Agnostus cf. perrugatus Harper (in Smyth and others), p. 303. = 1942 Agnostus cf. perrugatus Harper, p. 216.]. Its type specimen is B.M. In. 53361, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Stream on south-eastern boundary of Ballyvorgal South, Slieve Bemagh Mountains, which is in a Katian marine mudstone in Ireland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Corrugatagnostus convergens Weir pp. 370 - 371 figs. Plate 62, fig. 17- [9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderAgnostinaSalter 1864
superfamilyCondylopygoideaRaymond 1913
familyMetagnostidaeJaekel 1909
genusCorrugatagnostusKobayashi 1939
speciesconvergens

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. A. Weir 1959Corrugatagnostus with median furrow on preglabellar field reaching anterior border, flanked by two converging furrows not reaching border. Antcrior and middle glabellar lobes bearing elongate median ridges.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: minorg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-08 08:55:54
Modified: 2009-06-08 10:55:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Katian or 452.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Ireland Corrugatagnostus convergens (type locality: 162246)