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Ovatocupes

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)6994606https://www.gbif.org/species/6994606
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)284151https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=284151
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cupedidae : Ovatocupes
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
suborderArchostemataKolbe 1908
familyCupedidaeLaporte 1836
subfamilyCupedinaeLacordaire 1857
tribeCupediniCrowson 1962
genusOvatocupesTan & Ren 2006
Scientific NameOvatocupes Tan & Ren, 2006
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ovatocupesgenusbelongs to Cupedinistated with evidenceTan and Ren, 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance125 - 122 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance125 - 122 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Tan and D. Ren. 2006. Ovatocupes: a new cupedid genus (Coleoptera: Archostemata: Cupedidae) from the Jehol biota (Late Jurassic) of western Liaoning, China. Entomological News 117:223-232

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Ovatocupes alienus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2006Ovatocupes Tan and Ren p. 225
2009Ovatocupes Tan and Ren p. 69

References

Tan J. J., Ren D. (2006) Ovatocupes: a new cupedid genus (Coleoptera: Archostemata: Cupedidae) from the Jehol biota (Late Jurassic) of western Liaoning, China, Entomological News 117, 223-232
Tan J. J., Ren D. (2009) , Mesozoic Archostematan Fauna from China, 1-347
Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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