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Decticus antiquus

Insecta - Orthoptera - Tettigoniidae

Taxonomy
Decticus antiquus was named by Meunier (1914). Its type specimen is Mus. Marseille 5911, a set of appendages (hind leg), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Aix-en-Provence (Museum Marseille Coll), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - large limestone in the Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Decticus antiquus Meunier p. 190

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderTettigoniidea
superfamilyTettigonioideaKrauss 1902
familyTettigoniidaeKrauss 1902
subfamilyTettigoniinaeKrauss 1902
tribeDecticini
genusDecticusServille 1831
speciesantiquus

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.

Decticus antiquus Meunier 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsuperf
Ontogeny: moltingsubo
Grouping: gregarioussuperf
Environment: terrestrialsuperf
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: arborealsuperf
Diet: folivoresuperf
Diet 2: herbivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedsuperf
Reproduction: oviparoussuperf
Dispersal: direct/internalsuperf
Dispersal 2: mobilesuperf
Created: 2011-07-02 10:00:03
Modified: 2011-07-01 19:00:03
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Decticus antiquus (type locality: 122487)