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Microcerotermes
Taxonomy
Microcerotermes was named by Silvestri (1901). It is extant.
It was assigned to Amitermitinae by Snyder (1949); and to Termitinae by Nel and Paicheler (1993), Krishna and Grimaldi (2009) and Krishna et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Amitermitinae by Snyder (1949); and to Termitinae by Nel and Paicheler (1993), Krishna and Grimaldi (2009) and Krishna et al. (2013).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1901 | Microcerotermes Silvestri |
| 1913 | Microcerotermes latinotus von Rosen p. 333 |
| 1949 | Microcerotermes Snyder p. 367 |
| 1993 | Microcerotermes Nel and Paicheler p. 169 |
| 2009 | Microcerotermes Krishna and Grimaldi |
| 2013 | Microcerotermes Krishna et al. p. 2169 |
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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.
G. Microcerotermes Silvestri 1901
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†Microcerotermes insulanus Krishna and Grimaldi 2009
†Microcerotermes setosus Krishna and Grimaldi 2009
Invalid names: Microcerotermes latinotus von Rosen 1913 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.44000 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | M. insulanus, M. setosus (122982) | |
| Holocene | Tanzania | M. latinotus (150372) |