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Limnephilus eocenicus

Insecta - Trichoptera - Limnephilidae

Taxonomy
Limnephilus eocenicus was named by Cockerell (1921). Its type specimen is USNM 66552, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Roan Mountain (Scudder Coll), which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large shale in the Green River Formation of Colorado.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Limnephilus eocenicus Cockerell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAmphiesmenopteraKiriakoff 1948
—Metamphiesmenoptera
—Euamphiesmenoptera
—Panendymenoptera
—Endymenoptera
—Stelloptera
orderTrichopteraKirby 1815
—Eutrichoptera
suborderIntegripalpia
infraorderPhryganides()
—Plenitentoria(Weaver 1984)
superfamilyLimnephiloideaKolenati 1848
familyLimnephilidaeKolenati 1848
subfamilyLimnephilinaeKolenati 1848
tribeLimnephiliniKolenati 1848
genusLimnephilusLeach 1815
specieseocenicus

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.

†Limnephilus eocenicus Cockerell 1921
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Bridgerian or 51.10000 to 45.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Colorado) Limnephilus eocenicus (type locality: 114681)