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Spinagnostidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Spinagnostidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Spinagnostidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | slow-moving (based on Agnostida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | detritivore (based on Agnostida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. B. Whittington, B. D. E. Chatterton, and S. E. Speyer, R. A. Fortey, RM Owens, W. T. Chang, W. T. Dean, R. A. Fortey, P. A. Jell, J. R. Laurie, A. R. Palmer, L. N. Repina, A. W. A. Rushton, J. H. Shergold, E. N. K. Clakrson, N. V. Wilmot, S. R. A. Kelley. 1997. Trilobita. Introduction, Order Agnostina, Order Redlichiida. Volume 1. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology O:1-530 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Armagnostus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cotalagnostus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
| Cyclopagnostus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Doryagnostus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
| Eoagnostus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hypagnostus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 218 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Peratagnostus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 143 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 497 Ma Cambrian | |
| Pseudoperonopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Spinagnostus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tomagnostella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 117 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 499 Ma Cambrian | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Cyclopagnostidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Cyclopagnostidae |
| Spinagnostiidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Spinagnostiidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1935 | Spinagnostidae Howell p. 218 |
| 1997 | Spinagnostidae Whittington et al. p. 355 |
| 2008 | Spinagnostiidae Landing et al. p. 892 |
References
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!
