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Toxorhynchus dominicanus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8617022https://www.gbif.org/species/8617022
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)308698https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=308698
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Attelabidae : Toxorhynchus : Toxorhynchus dominicanus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Brentidae : Toxorhynchus : Toxorhynchus dominicanus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
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
-Phytophaga
superfamilyCurculionoideaLatreille 1802
familyBrentidae
subfamilyApioninae(Schoenherr 1823)
tribeToxorhynchiniScudder 1893
subtribeToxorhynchinaScudder 1893
genusToxorhynchusScudder 1893
speciesToxorhynchus dominicanusPoinar & Legalov 2015
Generic NameToxorhynchus
Scientific NameToxorhynchus dominicanus Poinar & Legalov, 2015
Name Published InPoinar, George O. & A. A. Legalov. 2015. New Apioninae (Coleoptera: Brentidae) in Dominican amber. Historical Biology 27(2): 134-157.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Toxorhynchus dominicanusspeciesbelongs to Toxorhynchusstated with evidenceLegalov, 2015
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance20.4 - 13.8 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance20.4 - 13.8 Ma
Miocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)G. Poinar and A. A. Legalov. 2015. New Apioninae (Coleoptera: Brentidae) in Dominican amber. Historical Biology 27:134-157

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2015Toxorhynchus dominicanus Legalov p. 1481
2015Toxorhynchus dominicanus Poinar and Legalov p. 144 fig. 16,17

References

Poinar G., Legalov A. A. (2015) New Apioninae (Coleoptera: Brentidae) in Dominican amber, Historical Biology 27, 134-157
Legalov A. A. (2015) Fossil Mesozoic and Cenozoic weevils (Coleoptera, Obrienioidea, Curculionoidea), Paleontological Journal 49, 1442-1513
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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