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Geragnostus (Micragnostus) chengcunensis ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)234123https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=234123
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Micragnostus : Geragnostus (Micragnostus) chengcunensis
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
genusMicragnostusHowell 1935
speciesGeragnostus (Micragnostus) chengcunensisQiu 1984
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Geragnostus (Micragnostus) chengcunensisspeciesbelongs to Geragnostus (Micragnostus)stated with evidenceQiu, 1984
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance499 - 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)H. Qiu. 1984. Trilobites from the Upper Cambrian Tangcun Formation in Jingxian, southern Anhui. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 23(3):329-341

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1984Geragnostus (Micragnostus) chengcunensis Qiu

References

Qiu H. (1984) Trilobites from the Upper Cambrian Tangcun Formation in Jingxian, southern Anhui, Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 23 3, 329-341
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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