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Sunoprophalangopsis scupta

Insecta - Orthoptera - Prophalangopsidae

Taxonomy
Sunoprophalangopsis scupta was named by Hong (1982). Its type specimen is Tianjin Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources Hr2106, a tegmen, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Zhouyingzi village, sample H7934, Luoping County, which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Jiulongshan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Sunoprophalangopsis scupta Hong p. 1126 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-3; text-fig 5
1983Sunoprophalangopsis scupta Hong p. 46 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-3; text-fig 32

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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
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderTettigoniidea
superfamilyHagloideaHandlirsch 1906
familyProphalangopsidaeKirby 1906
subfamilyAboilinae()
genusSunoprophalangopsis
speciesscupta

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Ontogeny: moltingsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:58:43
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:58:43
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Oxfordian or 165.30000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Hebei) Sunoprophalangopsis scupta (type locality: 154786)