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Cataulacus
Taxonomy
Cataulacus was named by Smith (1853). It is extant. It is the type genus of Cataulacini.
It was assigned to Myrmicinae by Mayr (1867); to Cataulacini by Bolton (2003) and Bolton (2012); and to Crematogastrini by Ward et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Myrmicinae by Mayr (1867); to Cataulacini by Bolton (2003) and Bolton (2012); and to Crematogastrini by Ward et al. (2015).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1853 | Cataulacus Smith |
| 1867 | Cataulacus Mayr |
| 2003 | Cataulacus Bolton p. 56 |
| 2012 | Cataulacus Bolton |
| 2015 | Cataulacus Ward et al. p. 77 |
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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.
G. Cataulacus Smith 1853
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†Cataulacus planiceps Emery 1891
†Cataulacus plebeius de Andrade and Baroni Urbani 2004
†Cataulacus resinosus Viehmeyer 1913
†Cataulacus silvestrii Emery 1891
Cataulacus taprobanae Smith 1853
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langhian | Malaysia (Sarawak) | C. plebeius (138840) | |
| Langhian | China (Fujian) | C. sp. (220273) | |
| Sarmatian | Romania | C. sp. (156760) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Italy | C. silvestrii, C. planiceps (123432) | |
| Holocene | Indonesia | C. resinosus (182105) |