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Argentinocupes abdalai

Insecta - Coleoptera

Taxonomy
Argentinocupes abdalai was named by Martins-Neto and Gallego (2006). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is PULR-I 310, an elytra, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Rio Gualo (2nd cycle), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - large claystone in the Los Rastros Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Argentinocupes abdalai Martins-Neto and Gallego p. 12 figs. 3F, 4F
2016Argentinocupes abdalai Kirejtshuk et al. p. 144

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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
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderArchostemataKolbe 1908
genusArgentinocupes
speciesabdalai

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.

Argentinocupes abdalai Martins-Neto and Gallego 2006
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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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Argentina (La Rioja) Argentinocupes abdalai (type locality: 123047)