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Phasmomimula enigma

Insecta - Susumaniidae

Taxonomy
Phasmomimula enigma was named by Kevan and Wighton (1981). Its type specimen is UAPC 6175, a wing (probably female fore & hindwing), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Joffre Road ravine (Site 3), which is in a Tiffanian pond limestone in the Paskapoo Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Phasmomimula.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Phasmomimula enigma Kevan and Wighton p. 1830 figs. 3a, b

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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
—Eukinolabia
—Holophasmatodea
superfamilySusumanioidea
familySusumaniidae
subfamilySusumaniinae
genusPhasmomimula
speciesenigma

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.

†Phasmomimula enigma Kevan and Wighton 1981
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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: Tiffanian or 60.90000 to 56.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Phasmomimula enigma (type locality: 119832)