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Polyetes problematica

Insecta - Protorthoptera

Taxonomy
Polyetes problematica was named by Bolton (1934). Its type specimen is BGS 52736, a wing, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Cefn Coed colliery (1824 feet depth), which is in a Westphalian B delta plain shale in the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Polyetes problematica Bolton p. 285 figs. Pl 9, fig 6; text-fig 6

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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
RankNameAuthor
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderProtorthoptera
genusPolyetes
speciesproblematica

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.

Polyetes problematica Bolton 1934
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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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Westphalian B or 316.90000 to 314.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (Wales) Polyetes problematica (type locality: 151399)