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Protosegestes

Insecta - Orthoptera - Tettigoniidae

Taxonomy
Protosegestes was named by Pierce (1944). Its type is Protosegestes lloydi.

It was assigned to Mecopodinae by Pierce (1944).

Species
P. lloydi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Protosegestes Pierce p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderTettigoniidea
superfamilyTettigonioideaKrauss 1902
familyTettigoniidaeKrauss 1902
subfamilyMecopodinae()
genusProtosegestes

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. †Protosegestes Pierce 1944
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Protosegestes lloydi Pierce 1944
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsuperf
Ontogeny: moltingsubo
Grouping: gregarioussuperf
Environment: terrestrialsuperf
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: arborealsuperf
Diet: folivoresuperf
Diet 2: herbivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedsuperf
Reproduction: oviparoussuperf
Dispersal: direct/internalsuperf
Dispersal 2: mobilesuperf
Created: 2011-07-02 10:00:03
Modified: 2011-07-01 19:00:03
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) P. lloydi (161517)