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Brachyopteryx weichangensis

Insecta - Diptera

Taxonomy
Brachyopteryx weichangensis was named by Hong (1984). It is an impression. Its type locality is Daobaliang, Weichang County, which is in a Hauterivian lacustrine - large shale in the Dabeigou Formation of China. It is the type species of Brachyopteryx.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Brachyopteryx weichangensis Hong p. 179 figs. Pl 78, figs 1,2; text-fig 53

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

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.

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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: Late/Upper Hauterivian or 136.40000 to 130.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0China (Hebei) Brachyopteryx weichangensis (type locality: 155170)