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Prionini

Insecta - Coleoptera - Cerambycidae

Taxonomy
Prionini was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant. Its type is Prionus.

It was assigned to Prioninae by Bouchard et al. (2011), Nel et al. (2024).

Subtaxa
Palaeosphryon, Prionus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Prionini Latreille p. 212
2011Prionini Bouchard et al.
2024Prionini Nel et al. p. 138

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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
Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderCucujiformiaLameere 1938
Phytophaga
superfamilyChrysomeloidea
familyCerambycidae()
subfamilyPrioninae()
tribePrionini
tribePrionini

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. Prionini Latreille 1802
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G. †Palaeosphryon Nel et al. 2024
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Palaeosphryon menatensis Nel et al. 2024
G. Prionus Geoffroy 1762
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Prionus rhodanensis Riou 1999
Prionus sinuatus Piton 1940
Prionus umbrinus Germar 1837
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: base of the Selandian to the top of the Turolian or 61.66000 to 5.09000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24France (Auvergne) Palaeosphryon menatensis (123463) Prionus sinuatus (113685)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Prionus umbrinus (115802)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09France (Ardèche) Prionus rhodanensis (156164)