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Diplotaxis
Taxonomy
Diplotaxis was named by Kirby (1837). It is extant. It is the type genus of Diplotaxidae.
It was assigned to Diplotaxidae by Kirby (1837); to Scarabaeidae by Wickham (1912), Werner (1969); to Melolonthinae by Krell (2000); and to Diplotaxini by Bouchard et al. (2011), Allsopp and Schoolmeesters (2024).
It was assigned to Diplotaxidae by Kirby (1837); to Scarabaeidae by Wickham (1912), Werner (1969); to Melolonthinae by Krell (2000); and to Diplotaxini by Bouchard et al. (2011), Allsopp and Schoolmeesters (2024).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1837 | Diplotaxis Kirby p. 129 |
| 1912 | Diplotaxis Wickham p. 25 |
| 1969 | Diplotaxis Werner p. 126 |
| 2000 | Diplotaxis Krell p. 882 |
| 2011 | Diplotaxis Bouchard et al. |
| 2024 | Diplotaxis Allsopp and Schoolmeesters p. 111 |
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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. Diplotaxis Kirby 1837
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†Diplotaxis aurora Wickham 1913
†Diplotaxis simplicipes Wickham 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Blancan or 37.00000 to 1.40000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | D. aurora (106379 106382 124624) D. simplicipes (106380) | |
| Blancan | USA (Texas) | D. sp. (154909) |