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Pyralites
Taxonomy
Pyralites was named by Heer (1856). Its type is Pyralites obscurus.
It was assigned to Pyralidae by Jarzembowski (1980), Carpenter (1992); to Pyraloidea by Sohn et al. (2012); and to Lepidoptera by Heikkilä et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Pyralidae by Jarzembowski (1980), Carpenter (1992); to Pyraloidea by Sohn et al. (2012); and to Lepidoptera by Heikkilä et al. (2018).
Species
P. obscurus (type species), P. preecei
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1856 | Pyralites Heer p. 30 |
| 1980 | Pyralites Jarzembowski p. 276 |
| 1992 | Pyralites Carpenter |
| 2012 | Pyralites Sohn et al. p. 60 |
| 2018 | Pyralites Heikkilä et al. p. 117 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Pyralites Heer 1856
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†Pyralites obscurus Heer 1856
†Pyralites preecei Jarzembowski 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Chattian or 37.71000 to 23.04000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | P. preecei (123959) | |
| Chattian | France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) | P. obscurus (122876) |