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Micragnostus insolitus

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Agnostidae

Taxonomy
Geragnostus insolitus was named by Grant (1965) [Geragnostus ? insolitus]. Its type specimen is USNM 142403 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Micragnostus insolitus by Stitt and Straatmann (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Geragnostus insolitus Grant p. 107 figs. pl. 15 f. 9, 10, 12
1970Geragnostus insolitus Longacre pp. 14 - 15 figs. Pl. 3, figs. 19-21
1997Micragnostus insolitus Stitt and Straatmann

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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
familyAgnostidaeM'Coy 1849
genusMicragnostusHowell 1935
speciesinsolitus()

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.

Micragnostus insolitus Grant 1965
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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: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-08 08:43:37
Modified: 2009-06-08 10:43:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Trempealeauan to the top of the Sunwaptan or 490.20000 to 488.90000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Alberta) Micragnostus insolitus (54093 81300 81303 81305 81307)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Wyoming) Micragnostus insolitus (9771 9772)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Yukon) Micragnostus insolitus (55305 55307)