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Arethaea solterae

Insecta - Orthoptera - Tettigoniidae

Taxonomy
Arethaea solterae was named by Heads et al. (2023). Its type specimen is INHS-P2190-1, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is County Road 5, south-southwest of Meeker, which is in a Bridgerian lacustrine - large shale in the Green River Formation of Colorado.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Arethaea solterae Heads et al. p. 270 figs. 2, 3

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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
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderTettigoniidea
superfamilyTettigonioideaKrauss 1902
familyTettigoniidaeKrauss 1902
subfamilyPhaneropterinae()
tribeInsarini()
genusArethaea
speciessolterae

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.

†Arethaea solterae Heads et al. 2023
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsuperf
Ontogeny: moltingsubo
Grouping: gregarioussuperf
Environment: terrestrialsuperf
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: arborealsuperf
Diet: folivoresuperf
Diet 2: herbivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedsuperf
Reproduction: oviparoussuperf
Dispersal: direct/internalsuperf
Dispersal 2: mobilesuperf
Created: 2011-07-02 10:00:03
Modified: 2011-07-01 19:00:03
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: Bridgerian or 51.10000 to 45.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Colorado) Arethaea solterae (type locality: 194885)