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Megapenthes groehni

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8483335https://www.gbif.org/species/8483335
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)328171https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=328171
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Elateridae : Megapenthes : Megapenthes groehni
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Elateridae : Megapenthes : Megapenthes groehni
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
-ColeopteridaKukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
orderColeopteraLinnaeus 1758
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderElateriformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyElateroideaLeach 1815
familyElateridaeLeach 1815
subfamilyElaterinaeLeach 1815
tribeMegapenthiniGurjeva 1973
genusMegapenthesKiesenwetter 1858
speciesMegapenthes groehniSchimmel 2005
Generic NameMegapenthes
Scientific NameMegapenthes groehni Schimmel, 2005
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Megapenthes groehnispeciesbelongs to Megapenthesstated with evidenceSchimmel, 2005
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Last Recorded Appearance38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. Schimmel. 2005. Die Megapenthini-Arten Süd- und Südostasiens, Vierter Teil: Phylogenese, Zoogeographie und Katalog. Pollichia-Buch 48:1-411

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2005Megapenthes groehni Schimmel p. 107 figs. 73-76

References

Schimmel R. (2005) Die Megapenthini-Arten Süd- und Südostasiens, Vierter Teil: Phylogenese, Zoogeographie und Katalog, Pollichia-Buch 48, 1-411
R. Schimmel (2005) Die Megapenthini-Arten Süd- und Südostasiens, Vierter Teil: Phylogenese, Zoogeographie und Katalog: Pollichia-Buch: 1--411 - 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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