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Burmomerope eureka

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8510227https://www.gbif.org/species/8510227
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)278712https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=278712
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Meropeidae : Burmomerope : Burmomerope eureka
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Meropeidae : Burmomerope : Burmomerope eureka
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
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
orderMecopteraPackard 1886
suborderPistilliferaWillmann 1987
infraorderOpisthogonoporaWillmann 1987
-Meropomorpha
familyMeropeidaeHandlirsch 1906
subfamilyBurmomeropeinaeSoszy?ska-Maj and Krzemi?ski 2017
genusBurmomeropeGrimaldi and Engel 2013
speciesBurmomerope eurekaGrimaldi & Engel 2013
Generic NameBurmomerope
Scientific NameBurmomerope eureka Grimaldi & Engel, 2013
Name Published InGrimaldi, David A. & Michael S. Engel. 2013. The relict scorpionfly family Meropeidae (Mecoptera) in Cretaceous amber. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 86(3): 253-263.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Burmomerope eurekaspeciesbelongs to Burmomeropestated with evidenceGrimaldi and Engel, 2013
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)D. A. Grimaldi and M. S. Engel. 2013. The relict scorpionfly family Meropeidae (Mecoptera) in Cretaceous amber. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 86:253-263

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2013Burmomerope eureka Grimaldi and Engel p. 256 fig. 1,2

References

Grimaldi D. A., Engel M. S. (2013) The relict scorpionfly family Meropeidae (Mecoptera) in Cretaceous amber, Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 86, 253-263
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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