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Protazteca

Description

Protazteca is an extinct genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae, that were endemic to the United States, which was described by Carpenter in 1930.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)1319176https://www.gbif.org/species/1319176
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)152113https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=152113
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Protazteca
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Protazteca
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
subfamilyDolichoderinaeForel 1878
genusProtaztecaCarpenter 1930
Scientific NameProtazteca Carpenter, 1930
Name Published InBull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard, 70
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Protaztecagenusbelongs to Formicidaestated without evidenceCarpenter, 1992
Protaztecagenusbelongs to Dolichoderinistated with evidenceBolton, 2003
Protaztecagenusbelongs to Dolichoderinaestated with evidenceBolton, 2012
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)6
First Recorded Appearance47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. M. Carpenter. 1930. The Fossil Ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 70:1-66
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protazteca

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Protazteca capitata
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
837.2 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Protazteca elongata
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
937.2 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Protazteca eocenica
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
147.8 Ma
Eocene
47.8 Ma
Eocene
Protazteca hendersoni
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
337.2 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Protazteca quadrata
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
837.2 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1930Protazteca Carpenter p. 41
1992Protazteca Carpenter
2003Protazteca Bolton p. 20
2012Protazteca Bolton

References

Carpenter F. M. (1930) The Fossil Ants of North America, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 70, 1-66
Carpenter F. M. (1992) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4, 1-655
Bolton B. (2003) Synopsis and classification of Formicidae, Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 71, 1-370
Bolton B. (2012) , Catalogue of Ants of the World
CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000 unverified - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard, 70 - 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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