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Tytthodiplatys mecynocercus

Description

Tytthodiplatys is an extinct genus of earwig in the family Diplatyidae known from a Cretaceous fossil found in Myanmar. The genus contains a single described species, Tytthodiplatys mecynocercus.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)6543500https://www.gbif.org/species/6543500
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)280948https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=280948
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Dermaptera : Diplatyidae : Tytthodiplatys : Tytthodiplatys mecynocercus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Dermaptera : Diplatyidae : Tytthodiplatys : Tytthodiplatys mecynocercus
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
-PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
-HaplocercataTerry and Whiting 2005
orderDermapteraDe Geer 1773
suborderNeodermapteraEngel 2003
infraorderProtodermapteraZacher 1910
superfamilyPygidicranoideaVerhoeff 1902
familyDiplatyidaeVerhoeff 1902
genusTytthodiplatysEngel 2011
speciesTytthodiplatys mecynocercusEngel 2011
Generic NameTytthodiplatys
Scientific NameTytthodiplatys mecynocercus Engel, 2011
Name Published InEngel, Michael S. 2011. New earwigs in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Dermaptera, Neodermaptera). ZooKeys 130.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Tytthodiplatys mecynocercusspeciesbelongs to Tytthodiplatysstated with evidenceEngel, 2011
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
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)M. S. Engel. 2011. New earwigs in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Dermaptera, Neodermaptera). ZooKeys 130:137-152
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tytthodiplatys_mecynocercus

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2011Tytthodiplatys mecynocercus Engel p. 142 fig. 2

References

Engel M. S. (2011) New earwigs in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Dermaptera, Neodermaptera), ZooKeys 130, 137-152
Engel. 2011. New earwigs in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Dermaptera, Neodermaptera). ZooKeys 130 1293:140 - via Dermaptera Species File
Engel (2011) New earwigs in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Dermaptera, Neodermaptera): ZooKeys 130 1293:137- 152 - 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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