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Phytophtirites disodilis

Insecta

Taxonomy
Phytophtirites disodilis was named by Pampaloni (1902). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Fiuminello torrent, northeast of Melilli, which is in a Tortonian pond lignite in the Carlentini Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Phytophtirites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Phytophtirites disodilis Pampaloni p. 130 figs. Pl 11, fig 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
genusPhytophtirites
speciesdisodilis

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.

Phytophtirites disodilis Pampaloni 1902
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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: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Phytophtirites disodilis (type locality: 125079)