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Macronychus
Insecta - Coleoptera - Elmidae
Taxonomy
Macronychus was named by Muller (1806). It is extant. Its type is Macronychus quadrituberculatus. It is the type genus of Macronychidae.
It was assigned to Macronychini by Bouchard et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Macronychini by Bouchard et al. (2011).
Species
M. quadrituberculatus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1806 | Macronychus Muller |
| 2011 | Macronychus Bouchard 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.
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 (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom | M. quadrituberculatus (168265 168266 168267 168269 168270 168271 168272) |