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Ptychagnostus richmondensis

Agnostida - Ptychagnostidae

Taxonomy
Agnostus richmondensis was named by Walcott (1884).

It was recombined as Ptychagnostus richmondensis by Palmer (1954).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Agnostus richmondensis Walcott pp. 24 - 25 figs. Pl. 9, Fig. 10
1954Ptychagnostus richmondensis Palmer p. 61 figs. Plate 13, figures 4, 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderAgnostinaSalter 1864
superfamilyCondylopygoideaRaymond 1913
familyPtychagnostidaeKobayashi 1939
genusPtychagnostusJaekel 1909
speciesrichmondensis()

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
A. R. Palmer 1954Cephalon with cheeks scrobiculate; basal glabellar lobes divided; long posterolaterally curved postcephalic spines present. Pygidium with axial lobe bluntly pointed posteriorly, reaching nearly to border; width about equal to that of pleural lobes; posterolateral marginal spines absent.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Spines: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektonicg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-02-25 10:09:12
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:37:40
Source: g = genus, f = family
Reference: Hendy 2009

Age range: Middle Cambrian or 509.00000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0USA (Utah) Ptychagnostus richmondensis (77269 77270 77277)