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Geragnostus (Novoagnostus)

Agnostida - Metagnostidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Geragnostus (Novoagnostus) Nielsen
2024Geragnostus (Novoagnostus) Fortey et al.

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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
genusGeragnostusHowell 1935
subgenusNovoagnostusNielsen 1997

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.

Subg. †Geragnostus (Novoagnostus) Nielsen 1997
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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: minorg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-08 08:52:30
Modified: 2009-06-08 10:52:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Blackhillsian to the top of the Whiterockian or 475.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (California) Geragnostus longicollis (40732)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Geragnostus longicollis (104807 104861)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Geragnostus longicollis (104813 104817 104862)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Geragnostus longicollis (25753)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Xinjiang) Geragnostus contractus (188341 188342 188343)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Gansu) Geragnostus longicollis (182201)