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Glyphonyx

Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae

Taxonomy
Glyphonyx was named by Candèze (1863). It is extant.

It was assigned to Elateridae by Becker (1963); to Adrastinae by Zaragoza-Caballero (1990); and to Synaptini by Kundrata et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Glyphonyx Candèze p. 451
1963Glyphonyx Becker p. 127
1990Glyphonyx Zaragoza-Caballero p. 148
2021Glyphonyx Kundrata et al. p. 34

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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
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderElateriformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyElateroidea
familyElateridae
subfamilyElaterinae
tribeSynaptiniGistel 1856
genusGlyphonyx

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.

G. Glyphonyx Candèze 1863
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†Glyphonyx chiapasensis Zaragoza-Caballero 1990
†Glyphonyx punctatus Becker 1963
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 Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) G. chiapasensis (167930) G. sp., G. punctatus (140211)