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Burmobittacus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9512397https://www.gbif.org/species/9512397
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)347584https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=347584
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Bittacidae : Burmobittacus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Bittacidae : Burmobittacus
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
-Mecopterida
superorderAntliophora
orderMecopteraPackard 1886
suborderPistilliferaWillmann 1987
infraorderRaptipediaWillmann 1987
familyBittacidaeHandlirsch 1906
genusBurmobittacusZhao et al. 2016
Scientific NameBurmobittacus Zhao et al., 2016
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Burmobittacusgenusbelongs to Bittacidaestated with evidenceZhao 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)X. D. Zhao, A. Bashkuev, and L. Chen, B. Wang. 2016. The first hangingfly from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Mecoptera: Bittacidae). Cretaceous Research 70:147-151

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Burmobittacus jarzembowskii
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
199.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
99.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2016Burmobittacus Zhao et al. p. 148

References

Zhao X. D., Bashkuev A., et al (2016) The first hangingfly from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Mecoptera: Bittacidae), Cretaceous Research 70, 147-151
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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