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Petropterix mirabilis

Insecta - Alienoptera - Umenocoleidae

Taxonomy
Petropterix mirabilis was named by Vršanský (2003). Its type specimen is PIN 3559/5783, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Bon Tsagaan (PIN collection 3559, outcrop 188/8), which is in an Aptian lacustrine siliciclastic in the Dzun-Bain Formation of Mongolia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Petropterix mirabilis Vršanský p. 20 figs. 1, 3, 10, 64-68, 112-113
2022Petropterix mirabilis Luo et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
Holopandictyoptera
superorderDictyopteraLatreille 1829
orderAlienoptera
familyUmenocoleidae
genusPetropterix
speciesmirabilis

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.

Petropterix mirabilis Vršanský 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinf
Form: inflated sheetf
Ontogeny: moltingf
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: herbivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2013-02-02 05:47:31
Modified: 2013-02-01 12:47:31
Source: f = family
Reference: Vršanský 2003

Age range: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mongolia Petropterix mirabilis (113355 113356 113359 type locality: 121711 121713 125194 138922)