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Ensicupes obtusus ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8452446https://www.gbif.org/species/8452446
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)280523https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=280523
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cupedidae : Ensicupes : Ensicupes obtusus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cupedidae : Ensicupes : Ensicupes obtusus
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
genusEnsicupesHong 1976
speciesEnsicupes obtususZhang 1997
Generic NameEnsicupes
Scientific NameEnsicupes obtusus Zhang, 1997
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ensicupes obtususspeciesbelongs to Ensicupesstated with evidenceZhang, 1997
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)H. C. Zhang. 1997. Early Cretaceous insects from the Dalazi Formation of the Zhixin basin, Jilin Province, China. Palaeoworld 7:75-103

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1997Ensicupes obtusus Zhang p. 86 figs. Pl 3, fig 7
2016Ensicupes obtusus Kirejtshuk et al. p. 143

References

Zhang H. C. (1997) Early Cretaceous insects from the Dalazi Formation of the Zhixin basin, Jilin Province, China, Palaeoworld 7, 75-103
Kirejtshuk A. G., Nel A., et al (2016) Taxonomy of the reticulate beetles of the subfamily Cupedinae (Coleoptera: Archostemata), with a review of the historical development, Invertebrate Zoology 13 2, 61-190
H. C. Zhang (1997) Early Cretaceous insects from the Dalazi Formation of the Zhixin basin, Jilin Province, China: Palaeoworld: 75--103 - via Catalogue of Life
A. G. Kirejtshuk, A. Nel, P. A. Kirejtshuk (2016) Taxonomy of the reticulate beetles of the subfamily Cupedinae (Coleoptera: Archostemata), with a review of the historical development: Invertebrate Zoology 2: 61--190 - 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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