Agnostus

/ægˈnoʊstəs/ noun

An extinct genus of small marine arthropods from the Paleozoic Era, characterized by a smooth, rounded body and minimal segmentation.

Named with Greek agnostos (unknown) because early paleontologists didn't recognize its relationship to other arthropods; literally 'the unknown creature.'

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