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Hydrochus
Taxonomy
Hydrochus was named by Germar (1824). It is extant.
It was assigned to Hydrophilidae by Scudder (1890), Scudder (1900); and to Hydrochinae by Bouchard et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Hydrophilidae by Scudder (1890), Scudder (1900); and to Hydrochinae by Bouchard et al. (2011).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1824 | Hydrochus Germar p. 89 |
| 1890 | Hydrochus Scudder p. 515 |
| 1900 | Hydrochus Scudder p. 38 |
| 2011 | Hydrochus Bouchard et al. |
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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. Hydrochus Germar 1824
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†Hydrochus amictus Scudder 1890
Hydrochus elongatus Schaller 1783
†Hydrochus relictus Scudder 1890
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 Bridgerian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 50.50000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 46.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 46.2 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | H. relictus (122090) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom | H. elongatus (168270 168271) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Ohio) | H. amictus (152574) |