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Chironomus sepultus

Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae

Taxonomy
Chironomus sepultus was named by Heer (1849). It is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Chironomus sepultus Heer p. 190 figs. Pl 14, fig 16; pl 40, fig 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
orderDiptera
suborderNematoceraLatreille 1825
familyChironomidaeMacquart 1838
subfamilyChironominaeMacquart 1838
tribeChironominiMacquart 1838
genusChironomus
speciessepultus

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.

Chironomus sepultus Heer 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available