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Chresmoda obscura

Insecta - Chresmodidae

Taxonomy
Chresmoda obscura was named by Germar (1839). It is an impression. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Chresmoda.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Chresmoda obscura Germar p. 201 figs. Pl 22, fig 4
1839Pygolampis gigantea Germar p. 207 figs. Pl 22, fig 8
1869Pygolampis gigantea Weyenbergh p. 27 fig. 21
1874Propygolampis bronni Weyenbergh pp. 84, 99 figs. Pl 3 fig 3
1885Pygolampis gigantea Scudder p. 783 fig. 996
1886Chresmoda obscura Deichmüller p. 10 figs. Pl 1 fig 7-12
1888Halometra gigantea Oppenheim p. 230 figs. Pl 31, fig 18
1888Halometra minor Oppenheim p. 233 figs. Pl 31, fig 4
1890Chresmoda obscura Haase p. 3 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-5
1890Sternarthron zitteli Haase p. 657 figs. Pl 31, figs 4-6
1906Chresmoda obscura Handlirsch p. 525 figs. Pl XLIV fig 15-19
1928Chresmoda obscura Martynov p. 326
1932Chresmoda obscura Carpenter p. 118

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
superorderArchaeorthoptera
familyChresmodidaeHaase 1890
genusChresmoda
speciesobscura

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.

†Chresmoda obscura Germar 1839
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Invalid names: Halometra gigantea Germar 1839 [synonym], Halometra minor Oppenheim 1888 [synonym], Propygolampis bronni Weyenbergh 1874 [synonym], Pygolampis gigantea Germar 1839 [synonym], Sternarthron zitteli Haase 1890 [synonym]
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: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Chresmoda obscura (123144 133578) Chresmoda obscura, Pygolampis gigantea, Halometra minor, Sternarthron zitteli (type locality: 123985) Pygolampis gigantea, Propygolampis bronni (123906)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Chresmoda obscura (122586 123994 139876)