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Penthetria claripennis
Insecta - Diptera - Bibionidae
Taxonomy
Plecia claripennis was named by Theobald (1937). Its type specimen is NMB F1382, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Kleinkembs, which is in a Rupelian lacustrine - large marl/limestone in the Salt Formation of Germany.
It was recombined as Penthetria claripennis by Skartveit and Nel (2017) and Skartveit and Wedmann (2021).
It was recombined as Penthetria claripennis by Skartveit and Nel (2017) and Skartveit and Wedmann (2021).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1937 | Plecia claripennis Theobald p. 228 figs. Pl XVI fig 22 |
| 1937 | Plecia difficilis Theobald p. 234 figs. Pl VI fig 7 |
| 1937 | Plecia varia Theobald p. 234 figs. Pl VI fig 3; Pl XVII fig 22; Pl V fig 1 |
| 1937 | Plecia variegata Theobald p. 234 figs. Pl V fig 20; Pl XVII fig 21, 23 |
| 1937 | Plecia graciosa Theobald p. 235 figs. Pl V fig 18; Pl XVII fig 20 |
| 2017 | Penthetria claripennis Skartveit and Nel p. 9 figs. 1-5, 72-77 |
| 2021 | Penthetria claripennis Skartveit and Wedmann p. 15 fig. 8 |
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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.
†Penthetria claripennis Theobald 1937
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Invalid names: Plecia difficilis Theobald 1937 [synonym], Plecia graciosa Theobald 1937 [synonym], Plecia varia Theobald 1937 [synonym], Plecia variegata Theobald 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Rupelian or 38.00000 to 28.10000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | France | Plecia varia (113709) | |
| Rupelian | Germany | Plecia claripennis, Plecia variegata, Plecia varia, Plecia difficilis, Plecia graciosa (type locality: 122407) |