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Diplagnostidae

Agnostida - Diplagnostidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Diplagnostidae Whitehouse
1997Diplagnostidae Whittington et al. p. 362
2000Diplagnostidae Bao and Jago pp. 887, 892
2000Diplagnostidae Bruton and Harper
2017Diplagnostidae Naimark and Pegel p. 1196

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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
familyDiplagnostidaeWhitehouse 1936
familyDiplagnostidaeWhitehouse 1936

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.

Fm. †Diplagnostidae Whitehouse 1936
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G. †Acadagnostus Kobayashi 1939
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Acadagnostus acadica Hartt 1868
Acadagnostus argentinus Harrington and Leanza 1957
Acadagnostus syrma Opik 1979
G. †Agnostotes Opik 1963
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Agnostotes clavata Lu 1964
Agnostotes orientalis Kobayashi 1935
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Invalid names: Pseudoglyptagnostus clavatus Lu 1964 [synonym]
G. †Baltagnostus Lochmann 1944
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Baltagnostus ambonus Peng and Robison 2000
Baltagnostus magnificus Ergaliev and Ergaliev 2008
Baltagnostus rakuroensis Kobayashi 1935
G. †Denagnostus Jago 1987
Subfm. †Diplagnostinae Whitehouse 1936
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G. †Axagnostus Laurie 1990
G. †Diplagnostus Jaeckel 1909
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Diplagnostus floralis Opik 1979
Diplagnostus planicauda Angelin 1851
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Invalid names: Diplagnostus qinlingensis Yang et al. 1993 [synonym], Diplagnostus zhexiensis Lu and Lin 1989 [synonym]
Diplagnostus pseudofloralis Ergaliev and Ergaliev 2008
Diplagnostus pyriformis Ergaliev and Ergaliev 2008
Invalid names: Tasagnostus Jago 1976 [synonym]
G. †Dolichagnostus Pokrovskaya 1958
G. †Iniospheniscus Opik 1979
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Iniospheniscus nodai Endo 1944
G. †Linguagnostus Kobayashi 1939
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Linguagnostus kjerulfi Brogger 1878
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Invalid names: Linguagnostus spinosus Nan 1962 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Linguagnostus transversus Yang et al. 1993 [synonym]
Linguagnostus reconditus Poletaeva and Romanenko 1970
Linguagnostus stenus Peng and Robison 2000
Linguagnostus wanyuanensis Yang et al. 1993
Invalid names: Cristagnostus Rushton 1978 [synonym]
G. †Machairagnostus Harrington and Leanza 1957
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Machairagnostus corrugatus Suarez Soruco 1976
Machairagnostus tmetus Harrington and Leanza 1957
Invalid names: Tarayagnostus Suarez Soruco 1975 [synonym]
G. †Nahannagnostus Pratt 1992
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Nahannagnostus logani Pratt 1992
Nahannagnostus pratti Choi et al. 2004
G. †Oedorhachis Resser 1938
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Oedorhachis globulosus Ergaliev 2001
Subfm. †Oidalagnostinae Opik 1967
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G. †Oidalagnostus Westergard 1946
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Invalid names: Ovalagnostus personatus Opik 1967 [synonym]
Oidalagnostus trispinifer Westergard 1946
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Invalid names: Oidalagnostus tienshanicus Lu 1974 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ovalagnostus Lu 1974 [synonym]
G. †Pseudagnostus Jaekel 1909
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Pseudagnostus canadensis Billings 1860
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Invalid names: Agnostus janei Clark 1923 [synonym]
Pseudagnostus communis Hall and Whitfield 1877
Pseudagnostus cyclopyge Tullberg 1880
Pseudagnostus dividuus Choi et al. 2004
Pseudagnostus gyps Clark 1923
Pseudagnostus idalis Opik 1967
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Invalid names: Pseudagnostus vigilax Lu and Lin 1989 [synonym]
Pseudagnostus karatauensis Ergaliev 1980
Pseudagnostus koerferi Monke 1903
Pseudagnostus leptoplastorum Westergard 1944
Pseudagnostus medius Choi et al. 2004
Pseudagnostus mestus Opik 1967
Pseudagnostus obsurdus Ergaliev and Ergaliev 2008
Pseudagnostus papilio Shergold 1971
Pseudagnostus planulatus Raymond 1924
Pseudagnostus praecurrens Ergaliev 1980
Pseudagnostus primus Kobayashi 1935
Pseudagnostus prolongus Hall and Whitfield 1877
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Invalid names: Pseudagnostina vicaria Oepik 1967 [synonym]
Pseudagnostus punctatus Ergaliev and Ergaliev 2008
Pseudagnostus subquadratus Lu and Zhu 1980
Pseudagnostus vastulus Whitehouse 1936
Invalid names: Litagnostus Rasetti 1944 [synonym], Pseudagnostina Palmer 1962 [synonym], Rhaptagnostus Whitehouse 1936 [synonym], Sulcatagnostus Kobayashi 1937 [synonym]
G. †Xestagnostus Opik 1967
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Xestagnostus legirupa Opik 1967
Xestagnostus transversus Lu and Lin 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesf
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Comments: BODY SIZE: Based on component genera; 3 of 3 genera share 1 to < 10 width, inconsistent length.f
Created: 2009-06-11 19:48:09
Modified: 2009-12-13 04:20:19
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Taijangian to the top of the Tremadocian or 509.00000 to 477.70000 Ma

Collections (759 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4USA (Alaska) Pseudagnostus sp. (114982)
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4USA (Wisconsin) Litagnostus sp., Pseudagnostus sp. (250)
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4USA (South Dakota) Pseudagnostus sp. (231)
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4USA (Montana) Pseudagnostus sp. (258)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (Utah) Peronopsis acadica (10566)
Amgan510.2 - 504.5Kazakhstan Baltagnostus rakuroensis, Baltagnostus magnificus (9976 9977) Baltagnostus rakuroensis, Diplagnostus pseudofloralis, Baltagnostus magnificus (9973)
Amgan510.2 - 504.5Czech Republic (Bohemia) Acadagnostus fallax (67708 67738)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Spain (Zaragoza) Peronopsis acadica (203131)
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Shandong) Pseudoperonopsis rakuroensis (126904)
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Hunan) Diplagnostus planicauda (49155 49156 49158) Diplagnostus planicauda, Baltagnostus ambonus (49159)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Bolivia Machairagnostus tmetus, Tarayagnostus corrugatus (8802)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina Machairagnostus sp. (8866 9021)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (Jujuy) Machairagnostus tmetus (115690)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Mexico (Oaxaca) Pseudagnostus indet. (9853) Pseudagnostus sp. (9843)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Vermont) Litagnostus sp., Pseudagnostus sp. (277)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Pseudagnostus sp. (78091)
Migneintian485.4 - 478.6United Kingdom (Shropshire) Litagnostus meniscus (75116)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Texas) Pseudagnostus sp. (282)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Pseudagnostus sp. (105854)
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1China (Hunan) Diplagnostidae indet. (116212)