''Homagnostus'' is a genus of
trilobite
Trilobites (; meaning "three-lobed entities") are extinction, extinct marine arthropods that form the class (biology), class Trilobita. One of the earliest groups of arthropods to appear in the fossil record, trilobites were among the most succ ...
s in the order
Agnostida
Agnostida are an order of extinct arthropods which have classically been seen as a group of highly modified trilobites, though some recent research has doubted this placement. Regardless, they appear to be close relatives as part of the Artiopod ...
, which existed in what is now north
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
. It was described by Howell in 1935. The genus was originally considered to be ''Agnostus pisiformis var. obesus'' (Belt, 1867).
Available Generic Names for Trilobites
P.A. Jell and J.M. Adrain.
References
Agnostidae
Fossils of Wales
Paleozoic life of Alberta
Paleozoic life of British Columbia
Paleozoic life of Newfoundland and Labrador
Paleozoic life of Yukon
Paleozoic United Kingdom
Agnostida genera
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