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Sphaerodemopsis jurassica

Insecta - Hemiptera - Naucoridae

Taxonomy
Sphaerodema jurassicum was named by Oppenheim (1888). It is an impression. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Sphaerodemopsis.

It was recombined as Sphaerodermopsis jurassica by Carpenter (1932); it was recombined as Sphaerodemopsis jurassica by Handlirsch (1906), Popov (1971), Nel and Paicheler (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Sphaerodema jurassicum Oppenheim p. 235 figs. Pl 31, fig 10
1906Sphaerodemopsis jurassica Handlirsch p. 543 figs. Pl XLV fig 9
1932Sphaerodermopsis jurassica Carpenter
1971Sphaerodemopsis jurassica Popov p. 142 figs. 90; Pl VII fig 3-4
1992Sphaerodemopsis jurassica Nel and Paicheler p. 168

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Clareocercaria
—Acercaria()
superorderPancondylognatha
—Condylognatha
orderHemiptera
suborderHeteroptera
infraorderNepomorpha
superfamilyNaucoroidea
familyNaucoridaeFallen 1814
subfamilySphaerodemopsinae
genusSphaerodemopsis
speciesjurassica()

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.

†Sphaerodemopsis jurassica Oppenheim 1888
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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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 149.20000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Sphaerodema jurassicum (type locality: 123985)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Sphaerodermopsis jurassica (122586 139876)