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Neoagnostus ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4639532	https://www.gbif.org/species/4639532
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	19276	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=19276

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Neoagnostus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
class	Trilobita	Walch 1771
order	Agnostida	Salter 1864
family	Agnostidae	M'Coy 1849
genus	Neoagnostus	Kobayashi 1955

Scientific Name

Neoagnostus Kobayashi, 1955

Name Published In

J. Fac. Sci. Tokyo Univ. [2] Geol., 9

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Neoagnostus	genus	belongs to Diplagnostidae	stated with evidence	Whittington et al., 1997
Neoagnostus	genus	belongs to Agnostidae	stated with evidence	Bao and Jago, 2000
Neoagnostus	genus	belongs to Agnostida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Neoagnostus	genus	belongs to Diplagnostidae	stated without evidence	Jell and Adrain, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

501 - 499 Ma
Cambrian

Last Recorded Appearance

485 - 477 Ma
Paleozoic

Environment

marine (based on Trilobita)

Motility

slow-moving (based on Agnostida)

Vision

blind (based on Agnostidae)

Diet

detritivore (based on Agnostida)

Ontogeny

molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)

Ecospace Comments

BODY SIZE: Data from Whittington et al. (1997).

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Neoagnostus acutifrons ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	499 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus aspidoides ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	499 Ma Cambrian	485 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus bituberculatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	499 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus clavus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	501 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus cornuformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	499 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus denticulatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	499 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus felix ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	499 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus fengzuensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	499 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus greeni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	499 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus kyrshabactensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	501 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus longicollis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	499 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus occultatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	499 Ma Cambrian	497 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus pseudoclavus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	501 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus quadratiformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	499 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus quasibilobus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	499 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus sabulosus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	499 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus shiziluensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	499 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus tenuispinus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	499 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus tumidus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	499 Ma Cambrian	497 Ma Cambrian
Neoagnostus urceus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudorhaptagnostus urceus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	499 Ma Cambrian	499 Ma Cambrian

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1940	Pseudorhaptagnostus Lermontova
1955	Hyperagnostus Kobayashi
1955	Neoagnostus Kobayashi
1997	Neoagnostus Whittington et al. p. 368
2000	Neoagnostus Bao and Jago p. 892
2002	Neoagnostus Jell and Adrain p. 410
2002	Neoagnostus Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Pseudorhaptagnostus Choi and Kim

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Whittington H. B., Chatterton B. D. E., et al (1997) Trilobita. Introduction, Order Agnostina, Order Redlichiida. Volume 1, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology O, 1-530

Bao J.-S., Jago J.B. (2000) Late Late Cambrian trilobites from near Birch Inlet, south-western Tasmania, Palaeontology 43 5, 881-917

Jell P. A., Adrain J. M. (2002) Available generic names for trilobites, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 48 2, 331-553

Choi D. K., Kim E. Y. (2006) Occurrence of Changshania (Trilobita, Cambrian) in the Taebaeksan Basin, Korea and its stratigraphic and paleogeographic significance, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 242 3-4, 343-354

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

extinct group - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

J. Fac. Sci. Tokyo Univ. [2] Geol., 9 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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