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Actea sphinx
Taxonomy
Actea sphinx was named by Münster (1842). 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 was recombined as Sphenoptera sphinx by Deichmüller (1886), Haase (1890), Bellamy (2008).
It was recombined as Sphenoptera sphinx by Deichmüller (1886), Haase (1890), Bellamy (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1842 | Actea sphinx Germar p. 85 figs. Pl 9, fig 6 |
| 1842 | Actea sphinx Münster p. 85 figs. Pl 9, fig 6 |
| 1886 | Sphenoptera sphinx Deichmüller p. 70 figs. Pl V fig 15-16 |
| 1888 | Prodytiscus eichstaettensis Oppenheim p. 238 figs. Pl 31, figs 19, 20 |
| 1888 | Silphites cetoniformis Oppenheim p. 239 figs. Pl 31, fig 16 |
| 1890 | Sphenoptera sphinx Haase p. 27 figs. Pl 1, fig 13 |
| 1898 | Chrysomelites macrothoracicus Meunier figs. Pl 18 fig 53 |
| 1906 | Actea sphinx Handlirsch p. 543 figs. Pl XLV fig 7, 8 |
| 1971 | Actea sphinx Ponomarenko p. 72 figs. Pl 8, figs 3,4; text-fig 6 |
| 2007 | Actea sphinx Soriano et al. p. 530 |
| 2008 | Sphenoptera sphinx Bellamy |
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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.
†Actea sphinx Münster 1842
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Invalid names: Chrysobothris veterna von Heyden 1847 [synonym], Chrysomelites macrothoracicus Meunier 1898 [synonym], Prodytiscus eichstaettensis Oppenheim 1888 [synonym], Silphites cetoniformis Oppenheim 1888 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 149.20000 to 145.06000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bayern) | Actea sphinx (123144) Actea sphinx, Prodytiscus eichstaettensis, Silphites cetoniformis (type locality: 123985) Sphenoptera sphinx (133578) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bavaria) | Actea sphinx (122586 139876) |