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Orthophlebia colorata

Insecta - Mecoptera - Orthophlebiidae

Taxonomy
Orthophlebia colorata was named by Zhang (1996). Its type specimen is 93-T-10/K2, a forewing (missing base), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Tuzigou, Badaowan Fm, Karamay, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian fluvial sandstone in the Badaowan Formation of China. It is the type species of Orthophlebia (Parisophlebia).

It was recombined as Orthophlebia (Parisophlebia) colorata by Hong and Zhang (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Orthophlebia colorata Zhang p. 448 figs. 2; Pl I fig 6
2007Orthophlebia (Parisophlebia) colorata Hong and Zhang p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
RankNameAuthor
Aparaglossata
Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderMecopteraPackard 1886
suborderPistillifera
infraorderOpisthogonopora
Panorpomorpha
Panorpina
Panorpini
superfamilyPanorpoidea
familyOrthophlebiidae()
subfamilyOrthophlebiinae
genusOrthophlebia
speciescolorata

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.

Orthophlebia colorata Zhang 1996
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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: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.30000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8China (Xinjiang) Orthophlebia colorata (type locality: 103480)