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Rhopaloscolex

Insecta - Diptera

Taxonomy
Rhopaloscolex was named by Bode (1953). It is not extant. Its type is Rhopaloscolex longus.

It was assigned to Culicidae by Bode (1953); and to Nematocera by Carpenter (1992).

Species
R. brevis, R. longus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Rhopaloscolex Bode
1992Rhopaloscolex Carpenter

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
orderDiptera
suborderNematoceraLatreille 1825
genusRhopaloscolex

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. †Rhopaloscolex Bode 1953
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Rhopaloscolex brevis Bode 1953
Rhopaloscolex longus Bode 1953
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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Early/Lower Toarcian or 183.00000 to 182.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Niedersachsen) R. longus, R. brevis (107556)