Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Limosininae

Insecta - Diptera - Sphaeroceridae

Taxonomy
Limosininae was named by Frey (1921). It is extant.

It was assigned to Sphaeroceridae by Marshall (1999), Roháček et al. (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Limosininae Frey p. 27
1999Limosininae Marshall
2001Limosininae Roháček et al. p. 110

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
orderDiptera
NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
Heterodactyla
Eremoneura
suborderCyclorrhapha()
Schizophora
familySphaeroceridaeMacquart 1835
subfamilyLimosininae
subfamilyLimosininae

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.

Subfm. Limosininae Frey 1921
show all | hide all
G. Opalimosina Rohacek 1983
G. Pullimosina Rohacek 1983
hide
Subg. Pullimosina (Dahlimosina) Rohaeck 1983
G. Spelobia Spuler 1924
hide
Spelobia palaeobrevipteryx Marshall 1999
G. Telomerina Rohacek 1983
G. Xenolimosina Rohacek 1983
hide
Xenolimosina palaeospinosa Marshall 1999
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.45000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Spelobia palaeobrevipteryx, Xenolimosina palaeospinosa, Dahlimosina sp., Opalimosina sp. 1, Opalimosina sp. 2, Telomerina sp. (122982)