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Agnostoidea

Artiopoda - Agnostida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Agnostoidea M'Coy
1979Agnostoidea Palmer and Halley p. 75
1996Agnostoidea Westrop et al. p. 812
2000Agnostoidea Bruton and Harper p. 33
2009Agnostoidea Pour and Popov
2020Agnostoidea Lerosey-Aubril et al. p. 525

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderAgnostinaSalter 1864
superfamilyAgnostoideaM'Coy 1849
superfamilyAgnostoideaM'Coy 1849

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.

Superfm. †Agnostoidea M'Coy 1849
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Fm. †Peronopsidae Westergard 1936
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G. †Archaeagnostus Kobayashi 1939
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Archaeagnostus primigeneus Kobayashi 1939
Archaeagnostus primigneus Kobayashi 1939
G. †Gratagnostus Khairullina 1975
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Gratagnostus latus Hairullina 1975
G. †Itagnostus Opik 1979
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Itagnostus gaspensis Rasetti 1948
Itagnostus idahoensis Sundberg 2020
Itagnostus oepiki Laurie 2004
G. †Micagnostus Khairullina 1975
G. †Pentagnostus Lermontova 1940
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Subg. †Pentagnostus (Meragnostus) Naimark 2012
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Pentagnostus admirabilis Ergaliev and Ergaliev 2008
Pentagnostus anabarensis Lermontova 1940
Pentagnostus bonnerensis Resser 1938
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Invalid names: Agnostus lautus Resser 1939 [synonym]
Pentagnostus endemicus Ergaliev and Ergaliev 2008
Pentagnostus krusei Laurie 2006
Pentagnostus praecurrens Westergård 1936
Pentagnostus shabaktensis Ergaliev and Ergaliev 2008
Pentagnostus shergoldi Laurie 2004
G. †Peronopsella Szduy 1967
G. †Peronopsis Corda 1847
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Subg. †Peronopsis (Armagnostus) Howell 1937
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Subg. †Peronopsis (Proacadagnostus) Naimark 2012
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Invalid names: Agnostus chinensis Walcott 1913 [synonym]
Subg. †Peronopsis (Svenax) Opik 1979
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Subg. †Peronopsis (Vulgagnostus) Naimark 2012
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Invalid names: Peronopsis prolixa Öpik 1979 [synonym]
Peronopsis amplaxis Robison 1982
Peronopsis angustilimbatus Ergaliev and Ergaliev 2008
Peronopsis bilobus Yang et al. 1993
Peronopsis bulkurensis Pokrovskaya and Pegel 1982
Peronopsis curtus Ergaliev and Ergaliev 2008
Peronopsis cylindrica Westergard 1946
Peronopsis elkedraensis Eldredge 1902
Peronopsis elongatus Ergaliev and Ergaliev 2008
Peronopsis fallax Linnarsson 1869
Peronopsis inarmata Hutchinson 1962
Peronopsis integer Beyrich 1845
Peronopsis integra Beyrich 1845
Peronopsis intermedius Ergaliev and Ergaliev 2008
Peronopsis ozakii Resser and Endo 1937
Peronopsis prodigialis Ergaliev and Ergaliev 2008
Peronopsis pseudointerstrictus Ergaliev and Ergaliev 2008
Peronopsis roddyi Resser and Howell 1938
Peronopsis ultimus Ergaliev 1980
Peronopsis xichuanensis Yang et al. 1993
Invalid names: Mesagnostus Jaekel 1909 [synonym], Mesophenicus Hawle and Corda 1847 [synonym]
Subfm. †Phalacrominae Raymond 1913
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G. †Gallagnostus Howell 1935
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G. †Quadragnostus Howell 1935
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Quadragnostus clarus Pokrovskaya and Egorova 1982
Quadragnostus depressa Westergård 1946
G. †Redeagnostus Naimark 2012
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Redeagnostus ferox Tullberg 1880
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Invalid names: Redeagnostus brevispinus Deiss 1939 [synonym]
G. †Sphaeragnostus Cooper and Kindle 1936
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Sphaeragnostus gaspensis Cooper and Kindle 1936
Sphaeragnostus similaris Barrande 1872
Invalid names: Peronopseinae Westergard 1938 [empty]
Invalid names: Hypagnostoidae Ivshin 1953 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Ontogeny: accretion, moltingsuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: nektonicsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2022-04-28 09:20:13
Modified: 2022-04-28 09:20:13
Source: superf = superfamily
References: Kiessling 2004, Robison 1994

Age range: base of the Ordian to the top of the Rawtheyan or 511.20000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (309 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Argentina (Mendoza) Peronopsis sp. (200107)
Branchian516.2 - 506.5United Kingdom (England) Peronopsis hartshillensis, Peronopsis tenuis, Peronopsis inarmata (225240)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Idaho) Peronopsis bonnerensis (75632)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Greenland Peronopsis sp. A (225140 235445)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Pennsylvania) Eoagnostus roddyi (192 11110 225188 226193)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Utah) Peronopsis bonnerensis, Peronopsis brighamensis (75633 75634)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (New York) Peronopsis evansi, Peronopsis primigenea (8234)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Quebec) Archaeagnostus sp. (78755)
Dyeran - Marjumian515.3 - 497.0USA (Utah) Peronopsis interstricta (193607)
Duyunian - Taijangian514.5 - 504.5China (Guizhou) Peronopsis sp. (107174)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (AnHui) Sphaeragnostus sp. (7835)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (JiangSu) Sphaeragnostus cerus (192794)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Sphaeragnostus gaspeensis (37790) Sphaeragnostus gaspensis (37469)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Sweden Sphaeragnostus sp. (2773)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Poland Sphaeragnostus cingulatus (164846)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Scania) Sphaeragnostus cingulatus (166227)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Sweden (Skane) Sphaeragnostus cingulatus (166226)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Denmark Sphaeragnostus cingulatus (166332)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Maine) Sphaeragnostus sp. (185954)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) Sphaeragnostus sp. (3671 3676)