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Mesodytes ✝

Description

Mesodytes is an extinct genus of predaceous diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae. There is one described species in Mesodytes, M. rhantoides.


From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesodytes, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8622670https://www.gbif.org/species/8622670
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)281837https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=281837
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Dytiscidae : Mesodytes
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Dytiscidae : Mesodytes
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
suborderAdephagaClairville 1806
familyDytiscidae
subfamilyLiadytiscinaeProkin and Ren 2010
tribeMesoderiniProkin et al. 2013
genusMesodytesProkin Petrov Wang & Ponomarenko 2013
Scientific NameMesodytes Prokin, Petrov, Wang & Ponomarenko, 2013
Name Published InArticle title: New fossil taxa and notes on the Mesozoic evolution of Liadytidae and Dytiscidae (Coleoptera).
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Mesodytesgenusbelongs to Mesoderinistated with evidenceProkin et al., 2013
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)A. A. Prokin, P. N. Petrov, and B. Wang, A. G. Ponomarenko. 2013. New fossil taxa and notes on the Mesozoic evolution of Liadytidae and Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Zootaxa 3666:137-159
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesodytes

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Mesodytes rhantoides ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous		125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2013Mesodytes Prokin et al. p. 147

References

Prokin A. A., Petrov P. N., et al (2013) New fossil taxa and notes on the Mesozoic evolution of Liadytidae and Dytiscidae (Coleoptera), Zootaxa 3666, 137-159
Article title: New fossil taxa and notes on the Mesozoic evolution of Liadytidae and Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Zootaxa 3666: -. [137-159] - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
inferred from original work (title)/web search (AJR) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Mar 2015) / web search - 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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