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Gnathamitermes (long jawed desert termite)
Taxonomy
Gnathamitermes was named by Light (1932). It is extant.
It was assigned to Amitermitinae by Pierce (1958); to Termitidae by Carpenter (1992); and to Termitinae by Nel and Paicheler (1993), Fontes and Vulcano (1998), Krishna et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Amitermitinae by Pierce (1958); to Termitidae by Carpenter (1992); and to Termitinae by Nel and Paicheler (1993), Fontes and Vulcano (1998), Krishna et al. (2013).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1932 | Gnathamitermes Light |
| 1958 | Gnathamitermes Pierce p. 21 |
| 1992 | Gnathamitermes Carpenter p. 142 |
| 1993 | Gnathamitermes Nel and Paicheler p. 167 |
| 1998 | Gnathamitermes Fontes and Vulcano p. 284 |
| 2013 | Gnathamitermes Krishna et al. p. 2144 |
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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. Gnathamitermes Light 1932 [long jawed desert termite]
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Gnathamitermes magnoculus Light 1932
†Gnathamitermes rousei Pierce 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Hemingfordian or 18.50000 to 16.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 16.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 16.3 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Hemingfordian | USA (California) | Gnathamitermes magnoculus (144524) |