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Agnostus pisiformis

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Agnostidae

Taxonomy
Entomostracites pisiformis was named by Wahlenberg (1818). It is the type species of Agnostus.

It was recombined as Agnostus pisiformis by Henningsmoen (1958), Jell and Adrain (2002), Terfelt (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. altus, A. amplinatis, A. angustus, A. exsulatus, A. medius, A. microcephalus, A. pseudobesus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Entomostracites pisiformis Wahlenberg p. 42 figs. pl. 1, fig. 88-89, pi. 2, figs. 6-7
1958Agnostus pisiformis Henningsmoen
2002Agnostus pisiformis Jell and Adrain p. 338
2003Agnostus pisiformis Terfelt

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderAgnostinaSalter 1864
superfamilyCondylopygoideaRaymond 1913
familyAgnostidaeM'Coy 1849
genusAgnostusBrongniart 1822
speciespisiformis(Wahlenberg 1818)

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.

†Agnostus pisiformis Wahlenberg 1818
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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
Spines: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-02-25 10:39:10
Modified: 2018-11-10 16:54:26
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Drumian to the top of the Paibian or 504.50000 to 494.20000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Norway (Hamar) Agnostus pisiformis (194046)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Norway (Østerdalen) Agnostus pisiformis (194052)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Norway (Brevik-Skien) Agnostus pisiformis (194036)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Norway (Ringerike) Agnostus pisiformis (194043 194044)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Norway (Skien-Langesund) Agnostus pisiformis (194035)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Norway (Oslo-Asker) Agnostus pisiformis (194042)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Norway (Eiker) Agnostus pisiformis (194039 194041)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Norway (Ringsaker) Agnostus pisiformis (194047 194048 194049 194050)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Norway (Eiker-Sandsvær) Agnostus pisiformis (194040)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Norway Agnostus pisiformis (194038)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Norway (Valdres-Vardal) Agnostus pisiformis (194051)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Norway (Eiker-Sandsvær ) Agnostus pisiformis (194037)
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Norway (Hedmark) Agnostus pisiformis (194045)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5Sweden Agnostus pisiformis (240063)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0Sweden (Västra Götaland) Agnostus pisiformis (133666)
Ayusokkanian499.5 - 497.0Kazakhstan Agnostus pisiformis (118182)
Paibian497.0 - 494.2Sweden (Västra Götaland) Agnostus pisiformis (133667)
Paibian497.0 - 494.2Sweden Agnostus pisiformis (240161)
Maentwrogian497.0 - 493.6Norway (Ringsaker) Agnostus pisiformis (235271)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85United Kingdom (England) Agnostus pisiformis (235495)