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Mordella atrata

Description

Mordella atrata is a species of beetle in the genus Mordella of the family Mordellidae, which is part of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It was discovered in 1845.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)1046010https://www.gbif.org/species/1046010
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)320530https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=320530
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Mordellidae : Mordella : Mordella atrata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Mordellidae : Mordella : Mordella atrata
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
-CercofilataKukalová-Peck 1987
classInsectaLinnaeus 1758
-Dicondylia
-ParanotaliaSroka et al. 2014
subclassPterygotaBrauer 1885
-NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
-Holometabola
-Aparaglossata
-ColeopteridaKukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
orderColeopteraLinnaeus 1758
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderCucujiformiaLameere 1938
superfamilyTenebrionoideaLatreille 1802
familyMordellidaeLatreille 1802
subfamilyMordellinaeLatreille 1802
tribeMordelliniLatreille 1802
genusMordellaLinnaeus 1758
speciesMordella atrataMelsheimer 1845
Generic NameMordella
Scientific NameMordella atrata Melsheimer, 1845
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Mordella atrataspeciesbelongs to Mordellastated with evidenceMelsheimer, 1843
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. A. Elias. 2014. Environmental interpretation of fossil insect assemblages from MIS 5 at Ziegler Reservoir, Snowmass Village, Colorado. Quaternary Research 82:592-603
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordella_atrata

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Mordella atrata atrata
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mordella atrata lecontei
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1843Mordella atrata Melsheimer
2014Mordella atrata Elias

References

Elias S. A. (2014) Environmental interpretation of fossil insect assemblages from MIS 5 at Ziegler Reservoir, Snowmass Village, Colorado, Quaternary Research 82, 592-603
Bright, Donald E., 1986: Family: Mordellidae. A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. viii + 22. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Bright, Donald E. (1986) Family: Mordellidae: A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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