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Prophilopota variegata

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9570509https://www.gbif.org/species/9570509
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)364976https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=364976
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Acroceridae : Prophilopota : Prophilopota variegata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Acroceridae : Prophilopota : Prophilopota variegata
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
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
orderDipteraLinnaeus 1758
-NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
-Homeodactyla
superfamilyNemestrinoideaMacquart 1834
familyAcroceridaeLeach 1815
subfamilyPhilopotinaeSchlinger 2003
genusProphilopotaHennig 1966
speciesProphilopota variegataGillung & Winterton 2017
Generic NameProphilopota
Scientific NameProphilopota variegata Gillung & Winterton, 2017
Name Published InGillung, Jéssica P. & Shaun L. Winterton. 2017. A review of fossil spider flies (Diptera: Acroceridae) with descriptions of new genera and species from Baltic Amber. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Prophilopota variegataspeciesbelongs to Prophilopotastated with evidenceGillung and Winterton, 2017
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Last Recorded Appearance38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. P. Gillung and S. L. Winterton. 2017. A review of fossil spider flies (Diptera: Acroceridae) with descriptions of new genera and species from Baltic amber. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 16:325-350

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2017Prophilopota variegata Gillung and Winterton p. 344 figs. 11B-D,F
2019Prophilopota variegata Gillung and Winterton p. 831

References

Gillung J. P., Winterton S. L. (2017) A review of fossil spider flies (Diptera: Acroceridae) with descriptions of new genera and species from Baltic amber, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 16, 325-350
Gillung J. P., Winterton S. L. (2019) Evolution of fossil and living spider flies based on morphological and molecular data (Diptera, Acroceridae), Systematic Entomology 44, 820-841
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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