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Elaphrus americanus

Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae

Taxonomy
Elaphrus americanus was named by Dejean (1831). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Elaphrus americanus Dejean
1985Elaphrus americanus Miller et al. p. 500 figs. Pl 1, fig 1
2014Elaphrus americanus Ashworth and Nelson p. 246

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderAdephaga
familyCarabidae()
subfamilyElaphrinae()
genusElaphrus
speciesamericanusDejean 1831

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.

Elaphrus americanus Dejean 1831
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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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Elaphrus americanus (174229)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (British Columbia) Elaphrus americanus (167673)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Elaphrus americanus (167662)
Tarantian0.129 - 0.0117USA (Pennsylvania) Elaphrus americanus (137204)