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Phytobius
Taxonomy
Phytobius was named by Schoenherr (1833). It is extant. It is the type genus of Phytobiidae.
It was assigned to Phytobiini by Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal (1999), Letsch et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Phytobiini by Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal (1999), Letsch et al. (2024).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1833 | Phytobius Schoenherr |
| 1849 | Litodactylus Redtenbacher |
| 1999 | Phytobius Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal |
| 2024 | Phytobius Letsch et al. |
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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.
G. Phytobius Schoenherr 1833
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Phytobius leucogaster Marsham 1802
Invalid names: Litodactylus Redtenbacher 1849 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Gelasian | Greenland | Litodactylus leucogaster (160109 160153) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Worcestershire) | Litodactylus leucogaster (163070) |