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Pteromogoplistes grandis

Insecta - Orthoptera - Mogoplistidae

Taxonomy
Pteromogoplistes grandis was named by Gorochov (2012). Its type specimen is USNM Kohns 18608, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Near Rifle, locality 41616, which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large lime mudstone in the Green River Formation of Colorado.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Pteromogoplistes grandis Gorochov p. 360 figs. 3-5
2023Pteromogoplistes grandis Heads et al. p. 271

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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
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderGryllidea
superfamilyGrylloidea
familyMogoplistidae
subfamilyMogoplistinae
tribeMogoplistini
genusPteromogoplistes
speciesgrandis

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.

Pteromogoplistes grandis Gorochov 2012
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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: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Uintan or 50.50000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Pteromogoplistes grandis (138664 138673 type locality: 159275 159276 159277)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) Pteromogoplistes grandis (138686 138989)