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Metropatorites kassenbergensis

Insecta

Taxonomy
Metropatorites kassenbergensis was named by Keller (1934). It is an impression. Its type locality is Kassenberg near Mülheim, horizon 1, which is in a Yeadonian terrestrial shale in the Magerkohlenschichten Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Metropatorites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Metropatorites kassenbergensis Keller p. 45 figs. Pl 4, figs 8,9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
genusMetropatorites
specieskassenbergensis

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Diagnosis
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