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Kormagnostus copelandi

Agnostida - Agnostidae

Taxonomy
Kormagnostus copelandi was named by Westrop et al. (1996). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is WRI 613, White Rock Inlet, which is in a Marjumian offshore shelf conglomerate in the Shallow Bay Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Kormagnostus copelandi Westrop et al. p. 815 figs. fig. 14.1-14.11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderAgnostinaSalter 1864
superfamilyCondylopygoideaRaymond 1913
familyAgnostidaeM'Coy 1849
genusKormagnostusResser 1938
speciescopelandi

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.

Kormagnostus copelandi Westrop et al. 1996
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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 10:13:39
Modified: 2009-02-25 12:13:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Marjumian or 504.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Kormagnostus copelandi (9676 9679)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Kormagnostus copelandi (9636 9637 9638 type locality: 9640 9641 9642 9643 9644 9646 9668 9669 9671 9672 9678)