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Discothyrea gigas

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8709092https://www.gbif.org/species/8709092
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)256585https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=256585
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Discothyrea : Discothyrea gigas
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Discothyrea : Discothyrea gigas
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
orderHymenopteraLinnaeus 1758
-UnicalcaridaSchulmeister et al. 2002
suborderVespina
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
-Aculeata
superfamilyVespoideaLatreille 1802
familyFormicidaeLatreille 1802
subfamilyProceratiinaeEmery 1895
tribeProceratiini
genusDiscothyreaRoger 1863
speciesDiscothyrea gigasde Andrade 1998
Generic NameDiscothyrea
Scientific NameDiscothyrea gigas de Andrade, 1998
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Discothyrea gigasspeciesbelongs to Discothyreastated with evidencede Andrade, 1998
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)M. L. de Andrade. 1998. First fossil records of the ant genus Discothyrea in Dominican and Mexican amber (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Fragmenta Entomologica 30:201-214

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1998Discothyrea gigas de Andrade p. 205 figs. 1-3,5,6
2012Discothyrea gigas Bolton

References

de Andrade M. L. (1998) First fossil records of the ant genus Discothyrea in Dominican and Mexican amber (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), Fragmenta Entomologica 30, 201-214
Bolton B. (2012) , Catalogue of Ants of the World
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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