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Pteromogoplistes smithii

Insecta - Orthoptera - Mogoplistidae

Taxonomy
Pronemobius smithii was named by Scudder (1890). Its type specimen is Packard 134, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Green River (Packard Collection), which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large diatomite/shale in the Green River Formation of Wyoming.

It was corrected as Pronemobius smithi by Handlirsch (1907); it was recombined as Pteromogoplistes smithii by Gorochov (2012), Heads et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Pronemobius smithii Scudder p. 236 figs. Pl 6 fig 22
1907Pronemobius smithi Handlirsch p. 684
1939Pronemobius smithii Zeuner p. 229 figs. Pl 65, fig 1
2012Pteromogoplistes smithii Gorochov p. 360
2023Pteromogoplistes smithii 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
speciessmithii()

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 smithii Scudder 1890
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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 (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Pteromogoplistes smithii (138664 138670 138671 138673 138684 138685 138692 138808 138809 153998 154000 154004 159278 159279)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Pronemobius smithii (type locality: 122090)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) Pronemobius smithii (187753) Pteromogoplistes smithii (138683)