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Krishnatermes

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8512126https://www.gbif.org/species/8512126
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)337132https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=337132
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Krishnatermes
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
-PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
superorderDictyopteraLatreille 1829
orderBlattodea(Latreille 1810)
-SolumblattodeaEvangelista and Wipfler 2019
superfamilyBlattoideaLatreille 1810
-KittrickeaWipfler and Evangelista 2019
-TutricablattaeWipfler and Evangelista 2019
-Isoptera
-EuisopteraEngel et al. 2009
genusKrishnatermesGrimaldi Barden & Engel 2016
Scientific NameKrishnatermes Grimaldi, Barden & Engel, 2016
Name Published InGrimaldi, David A., Phillip Barden & Michael S. Engel. 2016. Morphologically specialized termite castes and advanced sociality in the Early Cretaceous. Current biology 26(4): 522–530.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Krishnatermesgenusbelongs to Euisopterastated with evidenceEngel et al., 2016
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
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, P. Barden, and D. A. Grimaldi. 2016. Systematic paleontology, in Morphologically specialized termite castes and advanced sociality in the Early Cretaceous. Current Biology 26:522-530

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Krishnatermes yoddha
species
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
299.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
99.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2016Krishnatermes Engel et al. p. 524

References

Engel M. S., Barden P., et al (2016) Systematic paleontology, in Morphologically specialized termite castes and advanced sociality in the Early Cretaceous, Current Biology 26, 522-530
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