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Petrochorista elegantula

Insecta - Mecoptera - Permochoristidae

Taxonomy
Petrochorista elegantula was named by Martynov (1931). Its type specimen is PIN 2295/98, a forewing, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Tikhie Gory (PIN collection 2295), which is in a Roadian lagoonal claystone in the Baitugan Formation of the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Petrochorista elegantula Martynov p. 183 figs. 21, 22
1948Petrochorista elegantula Martynova p. 34 fig. 27
1978Petrochorista elegantula Willmann p. 45
1989Petrochorista elegantula Willmann p. 40 fig. 28a
1997Petrochorista elegantula Novokshonov p. 65 fig. 20d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderMecopteraPackard 1886
familyPermochoristidae
subfamilyPermochoristinaeTillyard 1917
genusPetrochorista
specieselegantula

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.

Petrochorista elegantula Martynov 1931
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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: Roadian or 272.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation (Kazan) Petrochorista elegantula (type locality: 116803)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation (Arkangelsk) Petrochorista elegantula (116933)