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Drosophila (fruit fly)
Taxonomy
Drosophila was named by Fallen (1823). It is extant.
It was assigned to Drosophilinae by Statz (1940) and Grimaldi (1987); to Drosophiliti by Grimaldi (1990); to Drosophilidae by Carpenter (1992); and to Drosophilini by Yassin (2013).
It was assigned to Drosophilinae by Statz (1940) and Grimaldi (1987); to Drosophiliti by Grimaldi (1990); to Drosophilidae by Carpenter (1992); and to Drosophilini by Yassin (2013).
Species
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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. Drosophila Fallen 1823 [fruit fly]
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Subg. Drosophila (Drosophila) Fallen 1823
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†Drosophila (Drosophila) poinari Grimaldi 1987
†Drosophila (Drosophila) succini Grimaldi 1987
†Drosophila berryi Cockerell 1923
†Drosophila blanda Statz 1940
†Drosophila elegans Statz 1940
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Holocene or 28.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chattian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Drosophila elegans, Drosophila blanda (122010) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Drosophila succini (122473) | |
| Holocene | Colombia (Santander) | Drosophila berryi (140184) | |
| Holocene | Dominican Republic | Drosophila poinari (140259) |