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Biciragnostus biformis

Description

Biciragnostus is a genus of trilobite in the order Agnostida, which existed in what is now Kazakhstan. It was described by F. Ergaliev in 2001, and the type species is Biciragnostus biformis.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8669835https://www.gbif.org/species/8669835
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)203375https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=203375
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Biciragnostus : Biciragnostus biformis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Biciragnostus : Biciragnostus biformis
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
familyAgnostidaeM'Coy 1849
genusBiciragnostusErgaliev 2001
speciesBiciragnostus biformisErgaliev 2001
Generic NameBiciragnostus
Scientific NameBiciragnostus biformis Ergaliev, 2001
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Biciragnostus biformisspeciesbelongs to Biciragnostusstated with evidenceErgaliev, 2001
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance501 - 485 Ma
Cambrian
Last Recorded Appearance499 - 485 Ma
Cambrian
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityslow-moving (based on Agnostida)
Visionblind (based on Agnostidae)
Dietdetritivore (based on Agnostida)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita)
Primary Reference (PBDB)G. K. Ergaliev and F. G. Ergaliev. 2008. Agnostidy srednego i verkhnego Kembriya Aksayskogo Gosudarstvennogo Geologicheskogo Zakaznika v yushnom Kazakhstane (Kyrshabakty, Malyy Karatau) [Middle and Upper Cambrian Agnostida from the Aksai National Geological Reserve in southern Kazakhstan (Kyrshabakty River, Malyy Karatau Range)]
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biciragnostus_biformis

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2001Biciragnostus biformis Ergaliev

References

Ergaliev G. K., Ergaliev F. G. (2008) , Agnostidy srednego i verkhnego Kembriya Aksayskogo Gosudarstvennogo Geologicheskogo Zakaznika v yushnom Kazakhstane (Kyrshabakty, Malyy Karatau) [Middle and Upper Cambrian Agnostida from the Aksai National Geological Reserve in southern Kazakhstan (Kyrshabakty River, Malyy Karatau Range)], 1-359
G. K. Ergaliev, F. G. Ergaliev (2008) Agnostidy srednego i verkhnego Kembriya Aksayskogo Gosudarstvennogo Geologicheskogo Zakaznika v yushnom Kazakhstane (Kyrshabakty, Malyy Karatau) [Middle and Upper Cambrian Agnostida from the Aksai National Geological Reserve in southern Kazakhstan (Kyrsha - 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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