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Elaterium
Taxonomy
Elaterium was named by Westwood (1854). Its type is Elaterium pronaeus.
It was assigned to Elateridae by Handlirsch (1906), Kundrata et al. (2020), Kundrata et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Elateridae by Handlirsch (1906), Kundrata et al. (2020), Kundrata et al. (2021).
Species
E. bipunctatum, E. pronaeus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1854 | Elaterium Westwood |
| 1906 | Elaterium Handlirsch p. 553 |
| 2020 | Elaterium Kundrata et al. p. 17 |
| 2021 | Elaterium Kundrata et al. p. 71 |
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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.
G. †Elaterium Westwood 1854
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†Elaterium bipunctatum Dunstan 1923
†Elaterium pronaeus Westwood 1854
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 227.30000 to 141.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Norian | Australia (Queensland) | E. bipunctatum (111558) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian | United Kingdom (England) | E. pronaeus (105966) |