AGNOSTIDS FROM THE UPPER CAMBRIAN OF VASTERGOTLAND, SWEDEN

Fourteen agnostid species are described from the Upper Cambrian of Vas tergotland, Sweden. They are assigned to eleven genera: Agnostus, Homa gnostus, Trilobagnostus, Lotagnostus, Kormagnostus, Glyptagnostus, Hyp agnostus, Peratagnostus, Cristagnostus, Pseudagnostus, and Aspidagnost us. Cristagnostus and Aspidagnostus have not previously been recorded from Scandinavia. The majority of the species are from the lower part of the Upper Cambrian, i.e., the Agnostus pisiformis, the Olenus and H omagnostus obesus, and the Parabolina spinulosa Zones. Agnostids are v ery rare in the upper part and only three species seem to be represent ed, viz. Trilobagnostus rudis, T. holmi, and Lotagnostus trisectus.