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Opomyzidae
Insecta - Diptera - Opomyzidae
Taxonomy
Opomyzidae was named by Fallen (1810). It is extant.
It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); and to Schizophora by Wiegmann et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); and to Schizophora by Wiegmann et al. (2011).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1810 | Opomyzidae Fallen p. 10 |
| 1992 | Opomyzidae Carpenter |
| 2011 | Opomyzidae Wiegmann et al. |
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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.
Fm. Opomyzidae Fallen 1810
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chattian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Opomyza venusta, Opomyza pelidua (122010) |