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Meracantha
Taxonomy
Meracantha was named by Kirby (1837). It is extant.
It was assigned to Tenebrionidae by Wickham (1909); and to Amarygmini by Kirejtshuk et al. (2008), Bousquet et al. (2018), Nabozhenko (2019), Bouchard et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Tenebrionidae by Wickham (1909); and to Amarygmini by Kirejtshuk et al. (2008), Bousquet et al. (2018), Nabozhenko (2019), Bouchard et al. (2021).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1837 | Meracantha Kirby p. 237 |
| 1909 | Meracantha Wickham |
| 2008 | Meracantha Kirejtshuk et al. |
| 2018 | Meracantha Bousquet et al. p. 141 |
| 2019 | Meracantha Nabozhenko p. 6 |
| 2021 | Meracantha Bouchard et al. p. 246 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | M. lacustris (122975) |