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Metriocnemus
Taxonomy
Metriocnemus was named by van der Wulp (1874). It is extant.
It was assigned to Chironomidae by van der Wulp (1874), Aldrich (1905), Carpenter (1992); and to Orthocladiinae by Boesel (1937), Zelentsov et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Chironomidae by van der Wulp (1874), Aldrich (1905), Carpenter (1992); and to Orthocladiinae by Boesel (1937), Zelentsov et al. (2012).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1874 | Metriocnemus van der Wulp p. 136 |
| 1905 | Metriocnemus Aldrich p. 116 |
| 1937 | Metriocnemus Boesel p. 52 |
| 1992 | Metriocnemus Carpenter |
| 2012 | Metriocnemus Zelentsov et al. p. 81 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Priabonian or 83.60000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Manitoba) | M. cretatus (122356) | |
| Priabonian | Ukraine | M. sp. (113621) |