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Belmophenopterum pectinatum

Insecta - Eoblattida - Mesorthopteridae

Taxonomy
Belmophenopterum pectinatum was named by Rasnitsyn and Aristov (2004). Its type specimen is NHM In 45837, a forewing (forewing without base or apex), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Belmont (BMNH collection), which is in a Changhsingian pond chert in the Croudace Bay Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Belmophenopterum.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Belmophenopterum pectinatum Rasnitsyn and Aristov p. S163 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
orderEoblattidaHandlirsch 1906
familyMesorthopteridae
genusBelmophenopterum
speciespectinatum

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.

Belmophenopterum pectinatum Rasnitsyn and Aristov 2004
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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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Australia (New South Wales) Belmophenopterum pectinatum (type locality: 107958)