Anglagnostus
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Anglagnostus is a genus of trilobite
in the order Agnostida
, which existed in what is now Shineton, England
. It was described by Howell in 1935, and the type species is Anglagnostus dux, which was originally described as a species of Agnostus
.
Trilobite
Trilobites are a well-known fossil group of extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil record defines the base of the Atdabanian stage of the Early Cambrian period , and they flourished throughout the lower Paleozoic era before...
in the order Agnostida
Agnostida
Agnostida is an order of arthropod which first developed near the end of the Early Cambrian period and thrived during the Middle Cambrian. They are present in the lower Cambrian fossil record along with trilobites from the Redlichiida, Corynexochida, and Ptychopariida orders...
, which existed in what is now Shineton, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was described by Howell in 1935, and the type species is Anglagnostus dux, which was originally described as a species of Agnostus
Agnostus
Agnostus is a genus of trilobites that lived approximately 540 to 438 million years ago. The agnostids were small , with two thoracic segments and a large tail....
.