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Bryophaenocladius

Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae

Taxonomy
Bryophaenocladius was named by Thienemann (1934). It is extant.

It was assigned to Orthocladiinae by Seredszus and Wichard (2007), Ashe et al. (2024), Baranov (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Bryophaenocladius Thienemann
2007Bryophaenocladius Seredszus and Wichard p. 76
2024Bryophaenocladius Ashe et al. p. 62
2025Bryophaenocladius Baranov p. 5

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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
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
infraorderCulicomorpha
superfamilyChironomoideaMacquart 1838
familyChironomidaeMacquart 1838
subfamilyOrthocladiinaeLenz 1921
genusBryophaenocladiusThienemann 1934

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. Bryophaenocladius Thienemann 1934
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†Bryophaenocladius beuki Baranov et al. 2015
†Bryophaenocladius circumclusus Seredszus and Wichard 2007
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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Chattian or 38.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Lithuania B. beuki (172614)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation B. circumclusus (154572)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) B. circumclusus (145846)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (Otago) B. zealandiae, B. sp. (191651)