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Austrohelea

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)1630877https://www.gbif.org/species/1630877
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)365846https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=365846
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Austrohelea
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
-Mecopterida
superorderAntliophora
orderDipteraLinnaeus 1758
infraorderCulicomorpha
superfamilyChironomoideaMacquart 1838
familyCeratopogonidaeNewman 1834
subfamilyCeratopogoninaeNewman 1834
tribeCeratopogoniniNewman 1834
genusAustroheleaWirth & Grogan 1988
Scientific NameAustrohelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
Name Published InFlora Fauna Handb No. 4
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Austroheleagenusbelongs to Ceratopogoninistated with evidenceSchmidt et al., 2018
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance28.1 - 23.0 Ma
Cenozoic
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. R. Schmidt, U. Kaulfuss, and J. M. Bannister, V. Baranov, C. Beimforde, N. Bleile, A. Borkent, A. Busch, J. G. Conran, M. S. Engel, M. Harvey, E. M. Kennedy, P. H. Kerr, E. Kettunen, A. P. Kiecksee, F. Lengeling, J. K. Lindqvist, M. Maraun, D. C. Mildenhall, V. Perrichot, J. Rikkinen. 2018. Amber inclusions from New Zealand. Gondwana Research 56:135-146

External Images

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Austrohelea brevipes
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Austrohelea campbellensis
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Austrohelea ferruginea
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Austrohelea shannoni
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Austrohelea sirii
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Austrohelea spinosa
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Austrohelea tasmaniensis
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1988Austrohelea Wirth and Grogan
2018Austrohelea Schmidt et al.

References

Schmidt A. R., Kaulfuss U., et al (2018) Amber inclusions from New Zealand, Gondwana Research 56, 135-146
Australian Faunal Directory, 2007 version. Available online at http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/ . - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Flora Fauna Handb No. 4 - 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
as per family - 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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