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Rhantus
Taxonomy
Rhantus was named by Dejean (1833). It is extant.
It was assigned to Dytiscidae by Lomnicki (1894); and to Colymbetini by Nilsson (2001).
It was assigned to Dytiscidae by Lomnicki (1894); and to Colymbetini by Nilsson (2001).
Species
Synonymy list
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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.
G. Rhantus Dejean 1833
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Rhantus exsoletus Forster 1771
†Rhantus praesuturellus Lomnicki 1894
†Rhantus villumi Prokin et al. 2024
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | Denmark | R. villumi (228242) | |
| Calabrian | Japan | R. sp. (160539) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Washington) | R. sp. (167662) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (England) | R. sp. (164905) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Ukraine | Rantus praesuturellus (153476) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Worcestershire) | Rantus sp., Rantus exsoletus (163070) |