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Ptychagnostus punctuosus

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Ptychagnostidae

Taxonomy
Agnostus punctuosus was named by Angelin (1851) [TYPE LOCALITY: Sweden (Cambrian). HISTORY: Original designation.].

It was recombined as Ptychagnostus punctuosus by Kobayashi (1939).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Agnostus punctuosus Angelin
1939Ptychagnostus punctuosus Kobayashi

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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
familyPtychagnostidaeKobayashi 1939
genusPtychagnostusJaekel 1909
speciespunctuosus(Angelin 1851)

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.

†Ptychagnostus punctuosus Angelin 1851
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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
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: base of the Tuesaian to the top of the Undillan or 505.30000 to 500.50000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Norway Ptychagnostus punctuosus (155475)
Tuesaian505.3 - 503.0Kazakhstan Ptychagnostus punctuosus (118089)
Floran - Undillan504.5 - 500.5Antarctica Ptychagnostus punctuosus (69520)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Greenland (Nyeboe Land) Ptychagnostus punctuosus (9935)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Sweden (Scania) Ptychagnostus punctuosus (225250)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Denmark (Bornholm) Ptychagnostus punctuosus (75946 75947)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5United Kingdom (Wales) Ptychagnostus punctuosus (193782 193783)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (New York) Ptychagnostus punctuosus (221)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Ptychagnostus punctuosus (77206 225249 230679)
Wangcunian504.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) Ptychagnostus punctuosus (49161 49274 49275 49282)
Undillan503.0 - 500.5Australia (Queensland) Ptychagnostus punctuosus (225216 225218 225221 225222 225238 225243)
Undillan503.0 - 500.5Australia (Northern Territory) Ptychagnostus punctuosus (225215)
Undillan503.0 - 500.5Australia (Queeland) Ptychagnostus punctuosus (225234)
Zhanaarykian503.0 - 500.5Kazakhstan Ptychagnostus punctuosus (9964 118095 118096)