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Micromacula gracilis

Insecta - Orthoptera - Regiatidae

Taxonomy
Micromacula gracilis was named by Whalley (1985). Its type specimen is BMNH In 49230, a forewing, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Birchi Nodules, Black Ven, Charmouth, which is in a Turneri marine mudstone/limestone in the Shales with Beef Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Micromacula.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Micromacula gracilis Whalley p. 135 figs. Figs 24-25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderTridactylidea
superfamilyDzhajloutshelloidea
familyRegiatidae
genusMicromacula
speciesgracilis

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.

†Micromacula gracilis Whalley 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: grazersubo
Diet 2: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:51:38
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:51:38
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: Obtusum or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Obtusum199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) Micromacula gracilis (114639)
Turneri199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) Micromacula gracilis (type locality: 114645)