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Chresmoda obscura

Insecta - Chresmodidae

Taxonomy

Chresmoda obscura was named by Germar (1839). It is an impression. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Chresmoda.

Synonyms

Pygolampis gigantea was named by Germar (1839). It is an impression. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Halometra gigantea by Oppenheim (1888); it was synonymized subjectively with Chresmoda obscura by Handlirsch (1906) and Delclòs et al. (2008).
Propygolampis bronni was named by Weyenbergh (1874). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Solnhofen (Teyler Museum Collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Propygolampis.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chresmoda obscura by Deichmüller (1886) and Handlirsch (1906).
Halometra minor was named by Oppenheim (1888). Its type specimen is BSPGM AS I 822, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chresmoda obscura by Handlirsch (1906).
Sternarthron zitteli was named by Haase (1890). Its type specimen is BSPGM 413.1870.VII.45, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Sternarthron.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chresmoda obscura by Handlirsch (1906) and Delclòs et al. (2008).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1839	Chresmoda obscura Germar p. 201 figs. Pl 22, fig 4
1839	Pygolampis gigantea Germar p. 207 figs. Pl 22, fig 8
1869	Pygolampis gigantea Weyenbergh p. 27 fig. 21
1874	Propygolampis bronni Weyenbergh pp. 84, 99 figs. Pl 3 fig 3
1885	Pygolampis gigantea Scudder p. 783 fig. 996
1886	Chresmoda obscura Deichmüller p. 10 figs. Pl 1 fig 7-12
1888	Halometra gigantea Oppenheim p. 230 figs. Pl 31, fig 18
1888	Halometra minor Oppenheim p. 233 figs. Pl 31, fig 4
1890	Chresmoda obscura Haase p. 3 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-5
1890	Sternarthron zitteli Haase p. 657 figs. Pl 31, figs 4-6
1906	Chresmoda obscura Handlirsch p. 525 figs. Pl XLIV fig 15-19
1928	Chresmoda obscura Martynov p. 326
1932	Chresmoda obscura Carpenter p. 118

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia

Rank	Name	Author
—	Paranotalia
subclass	Pterygota	()
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
—	Polyneoptera	Martynov 1938
superorder	Archaeorthoptera
family	Chresmodidae	Haase 1890
genus	Chresmoda
species	obscura

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.

†Chresmoda obscura Germar 1839

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Invalid names: Halometra gigantea Germar 1839 [synonym], Halometra minor Oppenheim 1888 [synonym], Propygolampis bronni Weyenbergh 1874 [synonym], Pygolampis gigantea Germar 1839 [synonym], Sternarthron zitteli Haase 1890 [synonym]

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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Germany (Bavaria)	Chresmoda obscura (122586 123994 139876)
Early/Lower Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Germany (Bayern)	Chresmoda obscura (123144 133578) Chresmoda obscura, Pygolampis gigantea, Halometra minor, Sternarthron zitteli (type locality: 123985) Pygolampis gigantea, Propygolampis bronni (123906)