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Algon

Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae

Taxonomy
Algon was named by Sharp (1874). It is extant. It is the type genus of Algonina.

It was assigned to Staphylininae by Zhang (1989); to Xanthopygina by Herman (2001); and to Algonina by Chani-Posse et al. (2018).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Algon Sharp
1989Algon Zhang p. 115
2001Algon Herman p. 3566
2018Algon Chani-Posse et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
RankNameAuthor
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyStaphylinoidea
familyStaphylinidae()
subfamilyStaphylininae
tribeStaphylinini
subtribeAlgonina
genusAlgonSharp 1874

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.

G. Algon Sharp 1874
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Algon spatiosus Zhang 1989
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: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Shandong) A. spatiosus (128551)