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Mesophyletis ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)1229471https://www.gbif.org/species/1229471
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)215706https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=215706
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Caridae : Mesophyletis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Mesophyletidae : Mesophyletis
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
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderCucujiformiaLameere 1938
-Phytophaga
superfamilyCurculionoideaLatreille 1802
familyMesophyletidae
subfamilyMesophyletinaePoinar 2008
genusMesophyletisPoinar 2006
Scientific NameMesophyletis Poinar, 2006
Name Published InPoinar, George. 2006. Mesophyletis calhouni (Mesophyletinae), a new genus, species, and subfamily of Early Cretaceous weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Eccoptarthridae) in Burmese amber. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 108(4): 878-884.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Mesophyletisgenusbelongs to Mesophyletinaestated with evidencePoinar, 2006
Mesophyletisgenusbelongs to Mesophyletinaestated with evidenceClarke and Oberprieler, 2018
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)G. Poinar. 2006. Mesophyletis calhouni (Mesophyletinae), a new genus, species, and subfamily of early cretaceous weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Eccoptarthridae) in burmese amber. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 108:878-884

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Mesophyletis calhouni ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		199.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous		99.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2006Mesophyletis Poinar p. 879
2012Mesophyletis Legalov p. 690
2015Mesophyletis Legalov p. 1466
2015Mesophyletis Legalov and Poinar p. 562
2018Mesophyletis Clarke and Oberprieler p. 157

References

Poinar G. (2006) Mesophyletis calhouni (Mesophyletinae), a new genus, species, and subfamily of early cretaceous weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Eccoptarthridae) in burmese amber, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 108, 878-884
Legalov A. A. (2012) Fossil history of Mesozoic weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea), Insect Science 19, 683-698 doi:10.1111/j.1744-7917.2012.01508.x
Legalov A. A. (2015) Fossil Mesozoic and Cenozoic weevils (Coleoptera, Obrienioidea, Curculionoidea), Paleontological Journal 49, 1442-1513
Clarke D. J., Oberprieler R. G. (2018) Descriptions, in The weevil fauna preserved in Burmese amber—snapshot of a unique, extinct lineage (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea), Diversity 11 1, 1-219
Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
original work/web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Poinar, 2006 (to be verified) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 108 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Hallan, 2000- (as Ithyceridae) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Poinar, G.J. (2006). Mesophyletis calhouni (Mesophyletinae), a new genus, species, and subfamily of Early Cretaceous weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Eccoptarthridae) in Burmese amber. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 108 (4), 878-884 - 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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