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Sumixam maximus

Insecta

Taxonomy
Sumixam maximus was named by Béthoux and Grossmann (2011). Its type specimen is FMNH PE 60435, an exoskeleton (wings in resting position, legs, thoracic remains), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Linton Formation of Indiana. It is the type species of Sumixam.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Sumixam maximus Béthoux and Grossmann p. 516 figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
superorderArchaeorthoptera
genusSumixam
speciesmaximus

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.

Sumixam maximus Béthoux and Grossmann 2011
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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: Westphalian D or 311.45000 to 306.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D311.45 - 306.95USA (Indiana) Sumixam maximus (type locality: 110852)