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Pseudomyrmex antiquus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)1327059https://www.gbif.org/species/1327059
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)257140https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=257140
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Pseudomyrmex : Pseudomyrmex antiquus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Pseudomyrmex : Pseudomyrmex antiquus
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
subfamilyPseudomyrmecinaeSmith 1952
genusPseudomyrmexLund 1831
speciesPseudomyrmex antiquusWard 1992
Generic NamePseudomyrmex
Scientific NamePseudomyrmex antiquus Ward, 1992
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pseudomyrmex antiquusspeciesbelongs to Pseudomyrmexstated with evidenceWard, 1992
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)P. S. Ward. 1992. Ants of the genus Pseudomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Dominican amber, with a synopsis of the extant Antillean species. Psyche 99:55-85

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1992Pseudomyrmex antiquus Ward p. 57 fig. 1,12
2012Pseudomyrmex antiquus Bolton

References

Ward P. S. (1992) Ants of the genus Pseudomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Dominican amber, with a synopsis of the extant Antillean species, Psyche 99, 55-85
Bolton B. (2012) , Catalogue of Ants of the World
(2001) website, Hymenoptera Name Server - 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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