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Scathophagidae (dung fly)
Taxonomy
Scathophagidae was named by Robineau-Desvoidy (1830). It is extant. Its type is Scatophaga.
It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); and to Calyptratae by Wiegmann et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); and to Calyptratae by Wiegmann et al. (2011).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1830 | Scathophagidae Robineau-Desvoidy p. 614 |
| 1992 | Scathophagidae Carpenter |
| 2011 | Scathophagidae Wiegmann et al. |
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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.
Fm. Scathophagidae Robineau-Desvoidy 1830 [dung fly]
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Subfm. Norelliinae Enderlein 1914
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G. Scathophaga Fabricius 1803
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†Scathophaga punctata Statz 1940
Invalid names: Scopeuma Latreille 1802 [replaced]
Invalid names: Scathophaginae Robineau-Desvoidy 1830 [empty]
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 Chadronian to the top of the Sarmatian or 37.20000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Cordilura exhumata (122977) | |
| Chattian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Norellisoma setaria, Scopeuma punctata (122010) | |
| Sarmatian | Croatia | Cordylura vetusta (117761) |