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Disphaerocephalus macropterus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8586022https://www.gbif.org/species/8586022
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)213542https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=213542
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Enicocephalidae : Disphaerocephalus : Disphaerocephalus macropterus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Enicocephalidae : Disphaerocephalus : Disphaerocephalus macropterus
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
-ClareocercariaProkop et al. 2017
-Acercaria
superorderPancondylognathaYoshizawa and Leinhard 2016
-CondylognathaBörner 1904
orderHemipteraLinnaeus 1758
suborderHeteropteraLatreille 1810
-Enicocephalomorpha
familyEnicocephalidaeStal 1860
subfamilyDisphaerocephalinaeŠtys 1969
genusDisphaerocephalusCockerell 1917
speciesDisphaerocephalus macropterusCockerell 1917
Generic NameDisphaerocephalus
Scientific NameDisphaerocephalus macropterus Cockerell, 1917
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Disphaerocephalus macropterusspeciesbelongs to Disphaerocephalusstated with evidenceCockerell, 1917
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)T. D. A. Cockerell. 1917. Arthropods in Burmese amber. American Journal of Science, Series 4 44(263):360-368

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1917Disphaerocephalus macropterus Cockerell p. 364
1969Disphaerocephalus macropterus Štys p. 359
2000Disphaerocephalus macropterus Ross and York p. 12 fig. 8

References

Cockerell T. D. A. (1917) Arthropods in Burmese amber, American Journal of Science, Series 4 44 263, 360-368
Štys P. (1969) Revision of fossil and pseudofossil Enicocephalidae (Heteroptera), Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 66, 352-365
Ross A. J., York P. V. (2000) A list of type and figured specimens of insects and other inclusions in Burmese amber, Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Geology Series 56, 11-20
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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