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Pseudagnostus papilio

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Diplagnostidae

Taxonomy
Pseudagnostus papilio was named by Shergold (1971). Its type specimen is CPC 8442, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gola Beds K102, which is in an Iverian marine grainstone in the Gola Beds Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Pseudagnostus papilio Shergold p. 28 figs. P. 1, fig. 3

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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
speciespapilio

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 papilio Shergold 1971
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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: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Iverian or 494.20000 to 491.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franconian - Trempealeauan497.0 - 486.85Australia (Queensland) Pseudagnostus papilio (198276)
Iverian494.2 - 491.0Australia (Queensland) Pseudagnostus papilio (198279 type locality: 198284)