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Helophorus (Gephelophorus)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Helophoridae

Taxonomy
Helophorus (Gephelophorus) was named by Sharp (1915). It is extant.

It was assigned to Helophorus by Sharp (1915), d'Orchymont (1927).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Helophorus (Gephelophorus) Sharp
1927Helophorus (Gephelophorus) d'Orchymont p. 101

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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
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyHydrophiloidea
familyHelophoridae()
genusHelophorus()
subgenusGephelophorusSharp 1915

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.

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Invalid names: Helophorus (Gephelophorus) lomnicki d'Orchymont 1927 [synonym], Helophorus (Trichelophorus) pleistocenicus Lomnicki 1894 [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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation Helophorus sibiricus (117611)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Germany Helophorus lomnicki (156167)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ukraine Helophorus pleistocenicus, Helophorus lomnicki (153476) Helophorus sibiricus (113753)