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Menatgryllus longixiphus

Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllidae

Taxonomy
Menatgryllus longixiphus was named by Schubnel et al. (2020). Its type specimen is MNT-1053, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Menat (MNT collection), which is in a Selandian crater lake diatomite in the Menat Formation of France. It is the type species of Menatgryllus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Menatgryllus longixiphus Schubnel et al. p. 373 fig. 2

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderGryllidea
familyGryllidae()
genusMenatgryllus
specieslongixiphus

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.

†Menatgryllus longixiphus Schubnel et al. 2020
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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: Selandian or 61.66000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24France (Auvergne) Menatgryllus longixiphus (type locality: 123463)