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Burmalepisma cretacicum

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8616998https://www.gbif.org/species/8616998
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)261580https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=261580
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Zygentoma : Lepismatidae : Burmalepisma : Burmalepisma cretacicum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Zygentoma : Lepismatidae : Burmalepisma : Burmalepisma cretacicum
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
orderZygentoma
suborderNeozygentomaEngel 2006
infraorderEuzygentomaGrimaldi and Engel 2005
familyLepismatidaeLatreille 1802
genusBurmalepismaMendes and Poinar 2008
speciesBurmalepisma cretacicumMendes & Poinar 2008
Generic NameBurmalepisma
Scientific NameBurmalepisma cretacicum Mendes & Poinar, 2008
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Burmalepisma cretacicumspeciesbelongs to Burmalepismastated with evidenceMendes and Poinar, 2008
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)L. F. Mendes and G. O. Poinar. 2008. A new fossil silverfish (Zygentoma: Insecta) in Mesozoic Burmese amber. European Journal of Soil Biology 44:491-494

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2008Burmalepisma cretacicum Mendes and Poinar p. 493 fig. 1

References

Mendes L. F., Poinar G. O. (2008) A new fossil silverfish (Zygentoma: Insecta) in Mesozoic Burmese amber, European Journal of Soil Biology 44, 491-494
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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