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Ptychagnostus leptus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8530342https://www.gbif.org/species/8530342
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)228664https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=228664
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Ptychagnostidae : Ptychagnostus : Ptychagnostus leptus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Ptychagnostidae : Ptychagnostus : Ptychagnostus leptus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
familyPtychagnostidaeKobayashi 1939
genusPtychagnostusJaekel 1909
speciesPtychagnostus leptusQian 1983
Generic NamePtychagnostus
Scientific NamePtychagnostus leptus Qian, 1983
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ptychagnostus leptusspeciesbelongs to Ptychagnostusstated with evidenceQian, 1983
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance513 - 505 Ma
Cambrian
Last Recorded Appearance505 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Ptychagnostus)
Visionblind (based on Ptychagnostidae)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Ptychagnostus)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. Peng and R. A. Robison. 2000. Agnostid biostratigraphy across the Middle-Upper Cambrian boundary in Hunan, China. Journal of Paleontology Memoir 53

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1983Ptychagnostus leptus Qian

References

Peng S., Robison R. A. (2000) Agnostid biostratigraphy across the Middle-Upper Cambrian boundary in Hunan, China, Journal of Paleontology Memoir 53
S. Peng, R. A. Robison (2000) Agnostid biostratigraphy across the Middle-Upper Cambrian boundary in Hunan, China: Journal of Paleontology Memoir - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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