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Hypagnostus ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Spinagnostidae : Hypagnostus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Hypagnostus Jaekel, 1909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Z. Dtsch. Geol. Ges., 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Spinagnostidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Pelagic, fully motile slow, suspension-feeder according to Bambach et al (2007). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Hypagnostus anhuiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hypagnostus bilobatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hypagnostus brevifrons ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 72 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hypagnostus exsculptus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hypagnostus gibber ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hypagnostus hunanicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hypagnostus metisensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hypagnostus parvifrons ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 100 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hypagnostus prodigialis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hypagnostus scrobiculatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hypagnostus transversus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hypagnostus truncatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
| Hypagnostus vulgarus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1909 | Hypagnostus Jaeckel |
| 1935 | Spinagnostus Howell |
| 1937 | Cyclopagnostus Howell |
| 1997 | Hypagnostus Whittington et al. p. 356 |
| 2002 | Hypagnostus Jell and Adrain p. 364 |
| 2002 | Hypagnostus Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
