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Micropeplus punctatus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8620782https://www.gbif.org/species/8620782
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)317644https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=317644
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Micropeplus : Micropeplus punctatus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Micropeplus : Micropeplus punctatus
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
infraorderStaphyliniformiaLameere 1900
superfamilyStaphylinoideaLatreille 1802
familyStaphylinidaeLatreille 1802
subfamilyMicropeplinae
genusMicropeplusLatreille 1809
speciesMicropeplus punctatusLeConte & J.L. 1863
Generic NameMicropeplus
Scientific NameMicropeplus punctatus LeConte & J.L., 1863
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Micropeplus punctatusspeciesbelongs to Micropeplusstated with evidenceLe Conte, 1863
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. C. Ashworth and R. E. Nelson. 2014. The paleoenvironment of the Olympia beds based on fossil beetles from Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Quaternary International 341:243-254

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Micropeplus costatus Mäklin, 1852GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Micropeplus : Micropeplus costatus
Micropeplus oregonensis Hatch, 1957GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Micropeplus : Micropeplus oregonensis

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1863Micropeplus punctatus Le Conte
1996Micropeplus punctatus Cong and Ashworth
2014Micropeplus punctatus Ashworth and Nelson p. 247

References

Ashworth A. C., Nelson R. E. (2014) The paleoenvironment of the Olympia beds based on fossil beetles from Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., Quaternary International 341, 243-254
Cong S. G., Ashworth A. C. (1996) Palaeoenvironmental interpretation of Middle and Late Wisconsinan fossil coleopteran assemblages from western Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA, Journal of Quaternary Science 11, 345-356
LeConte, J. L. (1863) List of the Coleoptera of North America. Part I.: Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 6 (140): 1-49. - via Catalogue of Life
Hatch, M. H. (1957) The beetles of the Pacific Northwest. Part II: Staphyliniformia.: University of Washington Publications in Biology, 16 (2): ix + 384 pp. - via Catalogue of Life
Mäklin, F. G. (1852) [New species and notes]. In: Mannerheim, C. G. Zweiter Nachtrag zur Kaefer-Fauna der Nord-Amerikanischen Laender des Russischen Reiches.: Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 25 (2): 283-387. - via Catalogue of Life
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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