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Libanopsis

Description

Libanopsis is a genus of extinct sphinid beetles described from fossils preserved in Lebanese amber. Libanopsis lived in Lebanon in the Early Cretaceous. The genus contains five species, all discovered in the same year: Libanopsis impexa, Libanopsis limosa, Libanopsis poinari, Libanopsis slipinskii, and Libanopsis straminea.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8596361https://www.gbif.org/species/8596361
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)310561https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=310561
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Sphindidae : Libanopsis
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
infraorderCucujiformiaLameere 1938
superfamilyCucujoideaLatreille 1802
familySphindidaeJacquelin du Val 1860
subfamilyLibanopsinaeKirejtshuk 2015
genusLibanopsisKirejtshuk 2015
Scientific NameLibanopsis Kirejtshuk, 2015
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Libanopsisgenusbelongs to Libanopsinaestated with evidenceKirejtshuk, 2015
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)6
First Recorded Appearance130 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance129 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. G. Kirejtshuk. 2015. Taxonomic names, in Libanopsinae, new subfamily of the family Sphindidae (Coleoptera, Cucujoidea) from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber, with remarks on using confocal microscopy for the study of amber inclusions. Cretaceous Research 52:461-479
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libanopsis

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Libanopsis impexa
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Libanopsis limosa
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Libanopsis poinari
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Libanopsis slipinskii
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1129 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
129 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Libanopsis straminea
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2015Libanopsis Kirejtshuk p. 466

References

Kirejtshuk A. G. (2015) Taxonomic names, in Libanopsinae, new subfamily of the family Sphindidae (Coleoptera, Cucujoidea) from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber, with remarks on using confocal microscopy for the study of amber inclusions, Cretaceous Research 52, 461-479
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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