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Mesosciophilites indefinites

Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae

Taxonomy
Mesosciophilites indefinites was named by Kovalev (1986). Its type specimen is PIN 3149/1786, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Gurvan-Ereny-Nuruu (Outcrop 234/20), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large shale/sandstone in the Gurvan-Eren Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Mesosciophilites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Mesosciophilites indefinites Kovalev pp. 138-139 figs. 108; Pl XV fig 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
orderDiptera
NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
infraorderBibionomorpha
superfamilySciaroidea
familyMycetophilidae
genusMesosciophilites
speciesindefinites

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.

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Diagnosis
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