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Astrocorethra gurvanica

Insecta - Diptera - Chaoboridae

Taxonomy
Astrocorethra gurvanica was named by Kalugina (1986). Its type specimen is PIN 3149/1814a, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Gurvan-Ereny-Nuruu (Outcrop 241/10), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large shale/sandstone in the Gurvan-Eren Formation of Mongolia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Astrocorethra gurvanica Kalugina p. 118 figs. 90; Pl XIII fig 5
2014Astrocorethra gurvanica Borkent p. 481

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
orderDiptera
infraorderCulicomorpha
superfamilyCulicoidea
familyChaoboridaeEdwards 1920
subfamilyChironomapterinaeKalugina 1974
genusAstrocorethra
speciesgurvanica

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.

Astrocorethra gurvanica Kalugina 1986
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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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Govi-Altai) Astrocorethra gurvanica (type locality: 136021 136044)