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Geragnostus crassus

Agnostida - Metagnostidae

Taxonomy
Geragnostus crassus was named by Tjernvik (1956) [= 1905 Agnastus glabratus ANGELIN var. ingricus F. S cHMIDT.-WIMAN, Ein Shumardiaschiefer, p . 1 3 , pi. r , figs . 23, 24.]. Its type specimen is PU no. Vg 279, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hunneberg Group Limestone Biota, Vastergotland, which is in a Tremadocian/Floian deep subtidal shelf limestone in Sweden.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Geragnostus crassus Tjernvik pp. 190 - 191 figs. PI. I , figs. 7 , 8 . Text-fig. 27B

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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
familyMetagnostidaeJaekel 1909
genusGeragnostusHowell 1935
speciescrassus

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.

Geragnostus crassus Tjernvik 1956
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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: minorg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-06-08 08:52:30
Modified: 2009-06-08 10:52:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Varangu to the top of the Billingen or 485.40000 to 471.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Sweden Geragnostus crassus (3108)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China Geragnostus crassus (66825)
Varangu485.4 - 484.5Norway (Oslo) Geragnostus crassus (3183)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Sweden Geragnostus crassus (type locality: 3194)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Sweden Geragnostus crassus (192904)