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Peronopsis roddyi

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Peronopsidae

Taxonomy
Eoagnostus roddyi was named by Resser and Howell (1938). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM Loc. 12w. Fruitville, 3 miles north of Lancaster, which is in a Dyeran marine shale in the Kinzers Formation of Pennsylvania.

It was recombined as Peronopsis roddyi by Regalado Fernandez and Sour-Tovar (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Eoagnostus roddyi Resser and Howell p. 216
2022Peronopsis roddyi Regalado Fernandez and Sour-Tovar

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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
superfamilyAgnostoideaM'Coy 1849
familyPeronopsidaeWestergard 1936
genusPeronopsisCorda 1847
speciesroddyi(Resser and Howell 1938)

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.

Peronopsis roddyi Resser and Howell 1938
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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
Ontogeny: accretion, moltingsuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: nektonicsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-02-25 08:49:06
Modified: 2009-02-25 12:06:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Robison 1994, Hendy 2009

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Pennsylvania) Eoagnostus roddyi (192 11110 type locality: 225188 226193)