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Protorthophlebia ladinica

Insecta - Mecoptera - Protorthophlebiidae

Taxonomy
Protorthophlebia ladinica was named by Hong et al. (2002). Its type specimen is TH99-1/119, a forewing (forewing its based damaged), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Tongchuan, which is in a Longobardian lacustrine mudstone in the Yanchang Formation of China.

It was recombined as Protorthophlebia (Isophlebia) ladinica by Hong and Zhang (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Protorthophlebia ladinica Hong et al. p. 53 figs. 3, 4
2007Protorthophlebia (Isophlebia) ladinica Hong and Zhang p. 33
2019Protorthophlebia ladinica Soszyńska-Maj et al. p. 1087
2025Protorthophlebia ladinica Lian p. 346 figs. 17A-D
2026Protorthophlebia ladinica Lian p. 118

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderMecopteraPackard 1886
suborderPistillifera
infraorderOpisthogonopora
—Panorpomorpha
—Panorpina
—Panorpini
superfamilyPanorpoidea
familyProtorthophlebiidae
genusProtorthophlebia
speciesladinica

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.

†Protorthophlebia ladinica Hong et al. 2002
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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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Longobardian or 239.48000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0China (Shaanxi) Protorthophlebia ladinica (type locality: 117138 183209)