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Libanodiamesa simpsoni

Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae

Taxonomy
Libanodiamesa simpsoni was named by Baranov et al. (2018). Its type specimen is NHMUK PI II.3108, an exoskeleton, and it is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Wealden amber, Chilton Chine, Isle of Wight (NHMUK collection), which is in a Barremian terrestrial amber in the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Libanodiamesa simpsoni Baranov et al. p. 140 fig. 4
2024Libanodiamesa simpsoni Ashe et al. p. 59

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
infraorderCulicomorpha
superfamilyChironomoideaMacquart 1838
familyChironomidaeMacquart 1838
subfamilyProdiamesinaeSaether 1976
genusLibanodiamesa
speciessimpsoni

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.

†Libanodiamesa simpsoni Baranov et al. 2018
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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: Early/Lower Barremian or 125.77000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4United Kingdom Libanodiamesa simpsoni (type locality: 198093)