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Allophalerus maximus

Insecta - Coleoptera - Ommatidae

Taxonomy
Tetraphalerus maximus was named by Ponomarenko (1968). Its type specimen is PIN 2452/189, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Karatau-Galkino (PIN collection 2452), which is in a Kimmeridgian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.

It was recombined as Allophalerus maximus by Kirejtshuk (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Tetraphalerus maximus Ponomarenko p. 124 figs. Pl 13, figs 6,7; text-fig 5
2020Allophalerus maximus Kirejtshuk p. 22

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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
suborderArchostemataKolbe 1908
superfamilyCupedoideaLaporte 1836
familyOmmatidaeSharp and Muir 1912
subfamilyOmmatinaeSharp and Muir 1912
genusAllophalerus
speciesmaximus()

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.

†Allophalerus maximus Ponomarenko 1968
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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: Kimmeridgian or 154.80000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Kazakhstan Tetraphalerus maximus (106102 type locality: 115717)