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Colopterus
Taxonomy
Colopterus was named by Erichson (1842). It is extant.
It was assigned to Nitidulidae by Wickham (1920); to Cillaeinae by Kirejtshuk (2008); and to Cillaeini by Kirejtshuk and Kovalev (2022).
It was assigned to Nitidulidae by Wickham (1920); to Cillaeinae by Kirejtshuk (2008); and to Cillaeini by Kirejtshuk and Kovalev (2022).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1842 | Colopterus Erichson |
| 1843 | Colastus Erichson p. 236 |
| 1913 | Colastus Wickham |
| 1920 | Colopterus Wickham p. 356 |
| 2008 | Colopterus Kirejtshuk p. 112 |
| 2022 | Colopterus Kirejtshuk and Kovalev p. 10 |
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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. Colopterus Erichson 1842
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†Colopterus pygidialis Wickham 1913
Invalid names: Colastus Erichson 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Colastus pygidialis (113749) |