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Mesocinetus mongolicus

Insecta - Coleoptera - Mesocinetidae

Taxonomy
Mesocinetus mongolicus was named by Ponomarenko (1986). Its type specimen is PIN 3149/1028, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Gurvan-Ereny-Nuruu (Outcrop 236/29), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large shale/sandstone in the Gurvan-Eren Formation of Mongolia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Mesocinetus mongolicus Ponomarenko p. 96 figs. 70; Pl VIII fig 6
2010Mesocinetus mongolicus Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
RankNameAuthor
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
Clambiformia
superfamilyClamboidea
familyMesocinetidae
genusMesocinetus
speciesmongolicus

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.

Mesocinetus mongolicus Ponomarenko 1986
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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: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Kobdo aimak) Mesocinetus mongolicus (104054)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Govi-Altai) Mesocinetus mongolicus (type locality: 122332)