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Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) inflata

Insecta - Diptera - Phoridae

Taxonomy
Aphiochaeta inflata was named by Meunier (1910). It is an inclusion in amber.

It was recombined as Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) inflata by Evenhuis (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Aphiochaeta inflata Meunier p. 19 figs. 19-20
1994Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) inflata Evenhuis

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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
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
—NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
—Heterodactyla
—Eremoneura
suborderCyclorrhapha()
superfamilyPlatypezoideaFallen 1815
familyPhoridae
—Euphorida
—Neophorida
subfamilyMetopininaePeterson 1887
genusMegaseliaRondani 1856
subgenusAphiochaeta()
speciesinflata()

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 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Aphiochaeta inflata (152187)