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Geragnostus (Geragnostella) wimani

Agnostida - Metagnostidae

Taxonomy
Geragnostus (Geragnostella) wimani was named by Tjernvik (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Geragnostus (Geragnostella) wimani Tjernvik

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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
familyMetagnostidaeJaekel 1909
genusGeragnostusHowell 1935
subgenusGeragnostellaKobayashi 1939
specieswimaniTjernvik 1956

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: 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 Tremadocian to the top of the Floian or 486.85000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3Norway (Eiker-Sandsvær) Geragnostus wimani (190886 190918 190920 190974)