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Limonius optabilis

Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae

Taxonomy
Limonius optabilis was named by Heer (1847). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Oeningen (Lavater'schen collection), which is in a Sarmatian crater lake limestone in the Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Limonius optabilis Heer p. 137 figs. Pl 4, fig 6
1862Limonius optabilis von Heyden p. 69
2021Limonius optabilis Kundrata et al. p. 19

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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
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderElateriformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyElateroidea
familyElateridae
subfamilyDendrometrinae()
tribeDendrometrini
genusLimoniusEschscholtz 1829
speciesoptabilis

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.

†Limonius optabilis Heer 1847
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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: base of the MP 30 to the top of the Sarmatian or 27.30000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Limonius optabilis (123945)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Limonius optabilis (type locality: 115304)