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Gigamachilis triassicus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9366590https://www.gbif.org/species/9366590
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)351697https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=351697
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Archaeognatha : Machilidae : Gigamachilis : Gigamachilis triassicus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Archaeognatha : Machilidae : Gigamachilis : Gigamachilis triassicus
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
orderArchaeognatha
suborderMachilida
superfamilyMachiloideaGrasse 1888
familyMachilidaeGrassi 1888
genusGigamachilisMontagna et al. 2017
speciesGigamachilis triassicusMontagna et al. 2017
Generic NameGigamachilis
Scientific NameGigamachilis triassicus Montagna et al., 2017
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Gigamachilis triassicusspeciesbelongs to Gigamachilisstated with evidenceMontagna et al., 2017
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance242 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. Montagna, J. T. Haug, and L. Strada, C. Haug, M. Felber, A. Tintori. 2017. Central nervous system and muscular bundles preserved in a 240 million year old giant bristletail (Archaeognatha: Machilidae). Scientific Reports 7(46016):1-9

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2017Gigamachilis triassicus Montagna et al. p. 2 figs. 1-3

References

Montagna M., Haug J. T., et al (2017) Central nervous system and muscular bundles preserved in a 240 million year old giant bristletail (Archaeognatha: Machilidae), Scientific Reports 7 46016, 1-9
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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