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Sphaeropsocites âśť

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4400975https://www.gbif.org/species/4400975
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)210706https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=210706
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Psocodea : Sphaeropsocidae : Sphaeropsocites
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
orderPsocodea
suborderTroctomorpha
infraorderNanopsocetae
familySphaeropsocidaeKolbe 1883
genusSphaeropsocitesGrimaldi & Engel 2006
Scientific NameSphaeropsocites Grimaldi & Engel, 2006
Name Published InGrimaldi, D. & Engel. 2006. Extralimital fossils of the “Gondwanan” family Sphaeropsocidae (Insecta: Psocodea). American Museum Novitates 3523
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Sphaeropsocitesgenusbelongs to Sphaeropsocidaestated with evidenceGrimaldi and Engel, 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance130 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance130 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Type SpecimenSphaeropsocites lebanensis Grimaldi & Engel, 2006
Designated ByGrimaldi, D. & Engel. 2006. Extralimital fossils of the “Gondwanan” family Sphaeropsocidae (Insecta: Psocodea). American Museum Novitates 3523:12
Type Information SourcePsocodea Species File
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. Grimaldi and M. S. Engel. 2006. Extralimital fossils of the "Gondwanan" family Sphaeropsocidae (Insecta: Psocodea). American Museum Novitates 3523:1-18

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Sphaeropsocites lebanensis âśť
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2006Sphaeropsocites Grimaldi and Engel p. 10
2013Sphaeropsocites Mockford et al. p. 17

References

Grimaldi D., Engel M. S. (2006) Extralimital fossils of the "Gondwanan" family Sphaeropsocidae (Insecta: Psocodea), American Museum Novitates 3523, 1-18
Mockford E. L., Lienhard C., et al (2013) Revised classification of "Psocoptera" from Cretaceous amber, a reassessment of published information, Insecta Matsumurana 69, 1-26
American Museum Novitates 3523. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Article title: Extralimital fossils of the "Gondwanan" family Sphaeropsocidae (Insecta: Psocodea). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Jul 2012) / web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Grimaldi, D. & Engel. 2006. Extralimital fossils of the “Gondwanan” family Sphaeropsocidae (Insecta: Psocodea). American Museum Novitates 3523:10 - via Psocodea Species File
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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