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Apion
Taxonomy
Apion was named by Herbst (1797). It is extant. It is the type genus of Apioninae, Apionitae.
It was assigned to Coleoptera by Herbst (1797); to Curculionidae by Piton (1940); to Apioninae by Zherikhin (1971); to Apionini by Kuschel (1992); and to Apionina by Bouchard et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Coleoptera by Herbst (1797); to Curculionidae by Piton (1940); to Apioninae by Zherikhin (1971); to Apionini by Kuschel (1992); and to Apionina by Bouchard et al. (2011).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1797 | Apion Herbst p. 100 |
| 1940 | Apion Piton p. 202 |
| 1971 | Apion Zherikhin p. 204 |
| 1992 | Apion Kuschel p. 197 |
| 2011 | Apion Bouchard et al. p. 567 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 61.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma
Collections (19 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selandian | France (Auvergne) | A. sp. (113685) | |
| Priabonian | France | A. sp. (113709) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom | A. sp. (168264 168267 168268 168269 168271) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Warwickshire) | A. sp. (169388 169389 169391 169392) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Canada (British Columbia) | A. spp. (167673) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (England) | A. sp. (164906) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Colorado) | A. attenuatum (169353) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Worcestershire) | A. spp. (163070) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Washington) | A. sp. (169359 169360 169362) | |
| Tarantian | USA (Pennsylvania) | A. sp. (137204) |