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Limosininae

Insecta - Diptera - Sphaeroceridae

Taxonomy
Limosininae was named by Frey (1921). It is extant.

It was assigned to Sphaeroceridae by Marshall (1999) and Roháček et al. (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Limosininae Frey p. 27
1999Limosininae Marshall
2001Limosininae Roháček et al. p. 110

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
orderDiptera
RankNameAuthor
NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
Heterodactyla
Eremoneura
suborderCyclorrhapha()
Schizophora
familySphaeroceridaeMacquart 1835
subfamilyLimosininae
subfamilyLimosininae

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.

Subfm. Limosininae Frey 1921
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G. Opalimosina Rohacek 1983
G. Pullimosina Rohacek 1983
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Subg. Pullimosina (Dahlimosina) Rohaeck 1983
G. Spelobia Spuler 1924
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Spelobia palaeobrevipteryx Marshall 1999
G. Telomerina Rohacek 1983
G. Xenolimosina Rohacek 1983
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Xenolimosina palaeospinosa Marshall 1999
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Spelobia palaeobrevipteryx, Xenolimosina palaeospinosa, Dahlimosina sp., Opalimosina sp. 1, Opalimosina sp. 2, Telomerina sp. (122982)