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Forficulites rottensis

Insecta - Dermaptera - Forficulidae

Taxonomy
Forficulites rottensis was named by Statz (1939). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Forficulites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Forficulites rottensis Statz p. 9 figs. Pl 1, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
—Haplocercata
orderDermaptera
—PandermapteraEngel
—ApodermapteraEngel
suborderNeodermaptera
infraorderEpidermaptera
—Eteodermaptera
—Eudermaptera()
superfamilyForficuloidea
familyForficulidae
genusForficulites
speciesrottensis

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.

†Forficulites rottensis Statz 1939
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Diagnosis
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