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Comptosia pria

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8665186https://www.gbif.org/species/8665186
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)200605https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=200605
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bombyliidae : Comptosia : Comptosia pria
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bombyliidae : Comptosia : Comptosia pria
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
-Mecopterida
superorderAntliophora
orderDipteraLinnaeus 1758
-NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
-Heterodactyla
familyBombyliidaeLatreille 1802
subfamilyLomatiinaeSchiner 1868
tribeLomatiiniSchiner 1868
genusComptosiaMacquart 1840
speciesComptosia priaWedmann & Yeates 2008
Generic NameComptosia
Scientific NameComptosia pria Wedmann & Yeates, 2008
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Comptosia priaspeciesbelongs to Comptosiastated with evidenceWedmann and Yeates, 2008
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance48.6 - 40.4 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance48.6 - 40.4 Ma
Eocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. Wedmann and D. K. Yeates. 2008. Eocene records of bee flies (Insecta, Diptera, Bombyliidae, Comptosia): their palaeobiogeographic implications and remarks on the evolutionary history of bombyliids. Palaeontology 51(1):231-240

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2008Comptosia pria Wedmann and Yeates p. 233 fig. 1,2

References

Wedmann S., Yeates D. K. (2008) Eocene records of bee flies (Insecta, Diptera, Bombyliidae, Comptosia): their palaeobiogeographic implications and remarks on the evolutionary history of bombyliids, Palaeontology 51 1, 231-240
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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