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Prochoroptera calopteryx

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8694378https://www.gbif.org/species/8694378
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)191963https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=191963
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diaphanopterodea : Prochoropteridae : Prochoroptera : Prochoroptera calopteryx
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diaphanopterodea : Prochoropteridae : Prochoroptera : Prochoroptera calopteryx
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
superorderPalaeodictyopterida
orderDiaphanopterodeaHandlirsch 1906
familyProchoropteridaeHandlirsch 1911
genusProchoropteraHandlirsch 1911
speciesProchoroptera calopteryxHandlirsch 1911
Generic NameProchoroptera
Scientific NameProchoroptera calopteryx Handlirsch, 1911
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Prochoroptera calopteryxspeciesbelongs to Prochoropterastated with evidenceHandlirsch, 1911
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance311 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance311 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. Handlirsch. 1911. New Paleozoic insects from the vicinity of Mazon Creek, Illinois. American Journal of Science, Series 4 31:353-377

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1911Prochoroptera calopteryx Handlirsch p. 376 figs. Figs 61-63
1941Prochoroptera calopteryx Haupt p. 100 fig. 21
1978Prochoroptera calopteryx Carpenter and Richardson p. 220 figs. 1-3

References

Handlirsch A. (1911) New Paleozoic insects from the vicinity of Mazon Creek, Illinois, American Journal of Science, Series 4 31, 353-377
Haupt H. (1941) Die ältesten geflügelten Insekten und ihre Beziehungen zur Fauna der Jetztzeit, Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaften 94, 60-121
Carpenter F. M., Richardson E. S. (1978) Structure and Relationships of the Upper Carboniferous Insect, Prochoroptera calopteryx (Diaphanopterodea, Prochoropteridae), Psyche 85, 219-227
A. Handlirsch (1911) New Paleozoic insects from the vicinity of Mazon Creek, Illinois: American Journal of Science, Series 4: 353--377 - via Catalogue of Life
F. M. Carpenter, E. S. Richardson (1978) Structure and Relationships of the Upper Carboniferous Insect, Prochoroptera calopteryx (Diaphanopterodea, Prochoropteridae): Psyche: 219--227 - 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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