Chironomopsis extinctus Brodie 1845

Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae

Alternative combination: Chironomus extinctus

Full reference: P. B. Brodie. 1845. A History of the Fossil Insects in the Secondary Rocks of England Accompanied by a Particular Account of the Strata in which they Occur, and of the Circumstances Connected with their Preservation 1-130

Belongs to Chironomopsis according to A. Handlirsch 1906

See also Brodie 1845

Sister taxa: Chironomopsis arrogans, Chironomopsis gracilis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Dinton, Vale of Wardour, Middle Purbeck, which is in a Berriasian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Lulworth Formation of the United Kingdom

Distribution: found only at Dinton, Vale of Wardour, Middle Purbeck

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