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Psammodiini

Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae

Taxonomy
Psammodiini was named by Mulsant (1842). It is extant. Its type is Psammodius.

It was assigned to Aphodiinae by Bouchard et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Psammodiini Mulsant
2011Psammodiini Bouchard et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyScarabaeoidea
familyScarabaeidae()
subfamilyAphodiinae()
tribePsammodiiniMulsant 1842
tribePsammodiiniMulsant 1842

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.

Tr. Psammodiini Mulsant 1842
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Subtr. Psammodiina Mulsant 1842
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G. Pleurophorus Mulsant 1842
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Pleurophorus caesus Creutzer 1796
G. Psammodius Fallen 1807
Invalid names: Pleurophorina Mulsant 1842 [synonym]
Subtr. Rhyssemina Pittinno and Marianni 1986
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G. Rhyssemus Mulsant 1842
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Rhyssemus germanus Linnaeus 1767
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

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

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Pleurophorus caesus (168267 168269) Rhyssemus germanus (168266) Rhyssemus germanus, Pleurophorus caesus (168264)