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Acanthomyites

Insecta - Diptera

Taxonomy
Acanthomyites was named by Cockerell (1921). Its type is Acanthomyites aldrichi.

It was assigned to Muscidae by Cockerell (1921); and to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992).

Species
A. aldrichi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Acanthomyites Cockerell
1992Acanthomyites Carpenter

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
orderDiptera
NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
genusAcanthomyites

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. †Acanthomyites Cockerell 1921
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Acanthomyites aldrichi Cockerell 1921
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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Colorado) A. aldrichi (105004)