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Paracearagryllus poliacanthus

Insecta - Orthoptera - Baissogryllidae

Taxonomy
Cearagryllus poliacanthus was named by Martins-Neto (1991). Its type specimen is CD-I-69, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Crato (MN-UFRJ collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil.

It was recombined as Paracearagryllus poliacanthus by Martins-Neto (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Cearagryllus poliacanthus Martins-Neto p. 75 figs. 20a, h; 21a-e; 22b; Pl VIII e; IX f; XIII b, c
2009Paracearagryllus poliacanthus Martins-Neto p. 30 fig. 2C,J,K

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderGryllidea
superfamilyGrylloidea
familyBaissogryllidae
subfamilyCearagryllinae
genusParacearagryllus
speciespoliacanthus()

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.

†Paracearagryllus poliacanthus Martins-Neto 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Ontogeny: moltingsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:58:43
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:58:43
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Cearagryllus poliacanthus (type locality: 123013 125511) Cearagryllus poliacanthus, Paracearagryllus poliacanthus (125510)