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Passalidae (bess beetle)
Taxonomy
Passalida was named by Leach (1815). It is extant. Its type is Passalus.
It was corrected as Passalidae by Cockerell (1927), Carpenter (1992), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Krell (2000), Bouchard et al. (2011), Cai et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Coleoptera by Cockerell (1927); to Polyphaga by Carpenter (1992); and to Scarabaeoidea by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Krell (2000), Bouchard et al. (2011), Cai et al. (2022).
It was corrected as Passalidae by Cockerell (1927), Carpenter (1992), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Krell (2000), Bouchard et al. (2011), Cai et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Coleoptera by Cockerell (1927); to Polyphaga by Carpenter (1992); and to Scarabaeoidea by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Krell (2000), Bouchard et al. (2011), Cai et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1927 | Passalidae Cockerell |
| 1992 | Passalidae Carpenter p. 695 |
| 1995 | Passalidae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. |
| 2000 | Passalidae Krell p. 875 |
| 2011 | Passalidae Bouchard et al. |
| 2022 | Passalidae Cai 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.
Fm. Passalidae Leach 1815 [bess beetle]
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Subfm. Aulacocyclinae Kaup 1868
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Subfm. Passalinae Leach 1815
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Burdigalian or 100.50000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Ceracyclus lotus (161726) Ceracyclus lotus, Ceracyclus jirouxi (189531) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | USA (Oregon) | Passalus indormitus (117157) | |
| Burdigalian | China (Shandong) | Serrulus sinicus (130412) |