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Protorthophlebia enormis

Insecta - Mecoptera - Protorthophlebiidae

Taxonomy
Mesopanorpa enormis was named by Lin (1986). Its type specimen is NIGP 70077, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is KHG 201, Xiwan coal mine, Hezhou City, which is in a Toarcian terrestrial mudstone in the Shiti Formation of China.

It was recombined as Protorthophlebia (Protorthophlebia) enormis by Hong and Zhang (2007); it was recombined as Protorthophlebia enormis by Lian (2026).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Mesopanorpa enormis Lin p. 84 figs. Pl 14, fig 1; text-fig 82
2007Protorthophlebia (Protorthophlebia) enormis Hong and Zhang p. 33
2026Protorthophlebia enormis Lian p. 118

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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
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderMecopteraPackard 1886
suborderPistillifera
infraorderOpisthogonopora
—Panorpomorpha
—Panorpina
—Panorpini
superfamilyPanorpoidea
familyProtorthophlebiidae
genusProtorthophlebia
speciesenormis()

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.

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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 14:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Toarcian or 184.20000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7China (Guangxi) Mesopanorpa enormis (type locality: 151540)