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Castniidae
Taxonomy
Castniaires was named by Boisduval (1828). It is extant.
It was corrected as Castniidae by Tindale (1985), van Nieukerken et al. (2011) and Sohn et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Lepidoptera by Tindale (1985); and to Cossoidea by van Nieukerken et al. (2011) and Sohn et al. (2012).
It was corrected as Castniidae by Tindale (1985), van Nieukerken et al. (2011) and Sohn et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Lepidoptera by Tindale (1985); and to Cossoidea by van Nieukerken et al. (2011) and Sohn et al. (2012).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1985 | Castniidae Tindale p. 35 |
| 2011 | Castniidae van Nieukerken et al. p. 216 |
| 2012 | Castniidae Sohn et al. p. 56 |
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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.
Fm. Castniidae Boisduval 1828
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Dominickus castnioides (122981) |