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Tetraonycini
Taxonomy
Tetraonycidae was named by Böving and Craighead (1931). It is extant. Its type is Tetraonyx.
It was reranked as the tribe Tetraonycini by Riccieri et al. (2022); it was reranked as the subfamily Tetraonycinae by Bouchard et al. (2011) and Cai et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Meloidae by Bouchard et al. (2011) and Cai et al. (2022); and to Meloinae by Riccieri et al. (2022).
It was reranked as the tribe Tetraonycini by Riccieri et al. (2022); it was reranked as the subfamily Tetraonycinae by Bouchard et al. (2011) and Cai et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Meloidae by Bouchard et al. (2011) and Cai et al. (2022); and to Meloinae by Riccieri et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Tetraonyx (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2011 | Tetraonycinae Bouchard et al. |
| 2022 | Tetraonycinae Cai et al. |
| 2022 | Tetraonycini Riccieri et al. |
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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.
Tr. Tetraonycini Böving and Craighead 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Tetraonyx minuscula (106384) |