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Petropterix koreaensis

Insecta - Alienoptera - Umenocoleidae

Taxonomy
Petropterix koreaensis was named by Lee et al. (2024). Its type specimen is KNUL-1131-46, a forewing, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Habinmyeon, Dalseunggun (KNUL collection), which is in an Albian lacustrine - large shale in the Jinju Formation of South Korea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Petropterix koreaensis Lee et al. p. 4 fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
—Holopandictyoptera
superorderDictyopteraLatreille 1829
orderAlienoptera
familyUmenocoleidae
genusPetropterix
specieskoreaensis

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.

†Petropterix koreaensis Lee et al. 2024
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinf
Form: inflated sheetf
Ontogeny: moltingf
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: herbivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2013-02-02 05:47:31
Modified: 2013-02-01 12:47:31
Source: f = family
Reference: Vršanský 2003

Age range: Albian or 113.20000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5South Korea Petropterix koreaensis (type locality: 238014)