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Phosphuga
Taxonomy
Phosphuga was named by Leach (1817). It is extant. Its type is Silpha atrata.
It was assigned to Silphidae by Green et al. (2006); and to Silphinae by Rŭžička (2015).
It was assigned to Silphidae by Green et al. (2006); and to Silphinae by Rŭžička (2015).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1817 | Phosphuga Leach pp. 74, 75 |
| 2006 | Phosphuga Green et al. |
| 2015 | Phosphuga Rŭžička p. 295 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom | P. atrata (168265 168268 168269 168270) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Warwickshire) | P. atrata (169394) |