Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Perotis laevigatus

Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae

Taxonomy
Perotis laevigata was named by Massalongo (1856) [Attributed to Heer, but apparently new]. It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Monte Bolca (Parolini collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy.

It was corrected as Perotis laevigatus by Bellamy (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Perotis laevigata Massalongo p. 14 figs. Pl 1, fig 4
1886Perotis laevigata Omboni p. 1425 fig. 4
2008Perotis laevigatus Bellamy

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
RankNameAuthor
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderElateriformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyBuprestoidea
familyBuprestidae()
subfamilyChrysochroinaeLaporte 1835
tribeDicercini()
subtribeDicercina
genusPerotisDejean 1833
specieslaevigatus()

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.

†Perotis laevigatus Massalongo 1856
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available