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Macropunctum eckfeldi ✝

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)6971516https://www.gbif.org/species/6971516
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)249353https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=249353
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Elateridae : Macropunctum : Macropunctum eckfeldi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Elateridae : Macropunctum : Macropunctum eckfeldi
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
-CercofilataKukalovĂĄ-Peck 1987
classInsectaLinnaeus 1758
-Dicondylia
-ParanotaliaSroka et al. 2014
subclassPterygotaBrauer 1885
-NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
-Holometabola
-Aparaglossata
-ColeopteridaKukalovĂĄ-Peck and Lawrence 2004
orderColeopteraLinnaeus 1758
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderElateriformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyElateroideaLeach 1815
familyElateridaeLeach 1815
subfamilyAgrypninae
tribeAgrypniniCandĂšze 1857
genusMacropunctumTröster 1991
speciesMacropunctum eckfeldiTröster 1992
Generic NameMacropunctum
Scientific NameMacropunctum eckfeldi Tröster, 1992
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Macropunctum eckfeldispeciesbelongs to Macropunctumstated with evidenceTröster, 1992
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance48.6 - 40.4 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance48.6 - 40.4 Ma
Eocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)G. Tröster. 1992. Zur Kenntnis der Gattung Macropunctum (Elateridae, Pyrophorinae, Agrypnini) aus der mitteleozÀnen FossillagerstÀtte "Eckfelder Maar" (Eifel) mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Art Macropunctum eckfeldi n. sp. Mainzer Naturwissenschaftliches Archiv 30:111-118

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1992Macropunctum eckfeldi Tröster p. 114 fig. 4
2003Macropunctum eckfeldi Wappler p. 89 figs. Pl 10 fig b

References

Tröster G. (1992) Zur Kenntnis der Gattung Macropunctum (Elateridae, Pyrophorinae, Agrypnini) aus der mitteleozÀnen FossillagerstÀtte "Eckfelder Maar" (Eifel) mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Art Macropunctum eckfeldi n. sp., Mainzer Naturwissenschaftliches Archiv 30, 111-118
Wappler T. (2003) Systematik, Phylogenie, Taphonomie und PalÀoökologie der Insekten aus dem Mittel-EozÀn des Eckfelder Maares, Vulkaneifel, Clausthaler Geowissenschaften 2, 1-241
G. Tröster (1992) Zur Kenntnis der Gattung Macropunctum (Elateridae, Pyrophorinae, Agrypnini) aus der mitteleozÀnen FossillagerstÀtte "Eckfelder Maar" (Eifel) mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Art Macropunctum eckfeldi n. sp.: Mainzer Naturwissenschaftliches Archiv: 111--118 - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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