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Axarus

Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae

Taxonomy
Axarus was named by Roback (1980). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chironomini by Böcher (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Axarus Roback
1995Axarus Böcher

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
orderDiptera
suborderNematoceraLatreille 1825
familyChironomidaeMacquart 1838
subfamilyChironominaeMacquart 1838
tribeChironominiMacquart 1838
genusAxarusRoback 1980

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. Axarus Roback 1980
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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: Gelasian or 2.58800 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greenland A. sp. (160144 160146)