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Coniontis abdominalis

Insecta - Coleoptera - Tenebrionidae

Taxonomy

Coniontis abdominalis was named by LeConte (1859). It is extant.

Synonyms

Coniontis tristis was named by Casey (1908). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coniontis abdominalis by Bousquet et al. (2018).
Coniontis blissi was named by Pierce (1954). Its type specimen is LACM S9080, a thorax, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rancho La Brea, Pit Bliss 29 (LACMIP 277), which is in a Rancholabrean tar tar in California.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coniontis abdominalis by Doyen and Miller (1980), Bousquet et al. (2018).
Coniontis rugosa was named by Casey (1908). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coniontis abdominalis by Bousquet et al. (2018).
Coniontis abdominalis caseyi was named by Pierce (1954). Its type specimen is LACM S9063, an elytra, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coniontis abdominalis by Doyen and Miller (1980).
Coniontis abdominalis labreae was named by Pierce (1954). Its type specimen is LACM S9069, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coniontis abdominalis by Doyen and Miller (1980).
Coniontis abdominalis fragmans was named by Pierce (1954). Its type specimen is LACM S9072, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coniontis abdominalis by Doyen and Miller (1980).
Coniontis tristis alpha was named by Pierce (1954). Its type specimen is LACM S9073, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coniontis abdominalis by Doyen and Miller (1980).
Coniontis tristis asphalti was named by Pierce (1954). Its type specimen is LACM S9076, a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coniontis abdominalis by Doyen and Miller (1980).
Coniontis tristis latigula was named by Pierce (1954). Its type specimen is LACM S9078, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coniontis abdominalis by Doyen and Miller (1980).
Coniontis pectoralis paraelliptica was named by Pierce (1954). Its type specimen is LACM S9081, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coniontis abdominalis by Doyen and Miller (1980).
Coniontis pectoralis interrupta was named by Pierce (1954). Its type specimen is LACM S9086, a thorax (prothorax), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coniontis abdominalis by Doyen and Miller (1980).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1859	Coniontis abdominalis LeConte
1908	Coniontis tristis Casey p. 84
1908	Coniontis rugosa Casey p. 85
1908	Coniontis abdominalis Grinnell p. 212
1954	Coniontis abdominalis Pierce p. 143
1954	Coniontis abdominalis caseyi Pierce p. 145
1954	Coniontis abdominalis labreae Pierce p. 146 figs. Pl 41, figs 1,2; pl 42, figs 3,10-13
1954	Coniontis abdominalis fragmans Pierce p. 148 figs. Pl 42, fig 2
1954	Coniontis tristis alpha Pierce p. 148 figs. Pl 42, fig 1
1954	Coniontis blissi Pierce p. 149 figs. Pl 42, fig 16
1954	Coniontis tristis asphalti Pierce p. 149 figs. Pl 42, fig 6
1954	Coniontis tristis latigula Pierce p. 149 figs. Pl 42, fig 5
1954	Coniontis rugosa Pierce p. 151
1954	Coniontis pectoralis paraelliptica Pierce p. 153 figs. Pl 42, fig 7
1954	Coniontis pectoralis interrupta Pierce p. 154 figs. Pl 42, figs 15,15a
1980	Coniontis abdominalis Doyen and Miller p. 3
2018	Coniontis abdominalis Bousquet et al. p. 84

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Gravenhorst 1843
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Altocrustacea	Regier et al. 2010
superclass	Allotriocarida
—	Athalassocarida
—	Labiocarida	Schwentner et al. 2017
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
—	Cercofilata
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia
—	Paranotalia

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Pterygota	()
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
—	Holometabola
—	Aparaglossata
—	Neuropteriformia
—	Coleopterida
order	Coleoptera
—	Mesocoleoptera
—	Metacoleoptera
suborder	Polyphaga	Emery 1886
infraorder	Cucujiformia	Lameere 1938
superfamily	Tenebrionoidea
family	Tenebrionidae	()
subfamily	Pimeliinae	()
tribe	Coniontini	Waterhouse 1858
genus	Coniontis	Eschscholtz 1829
species	abdominalis	LeConte 1859

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.

Coniontis abdominalis LeConte 1859

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Invalid names: Coniontis abdominalis caseyi Pierce 1954 [synonym], Coniontis abdominalis fragmans Pierce 1954 [synonym], Coniontis abdominalis labreae Pierce 1954 [synonym], Coniontis blissi Pierce 1954 [synonym], Coniontis pectoralis interrupta Pierce 1954 [synonym], Coniontis pectoralis paraelliptica Pierce 1954 [synonym], Coniontis rugosa Casey 1908 [synonym], Coniontis tristis Casey 1908 [synonym], Coniontis tristis alpha Pierce 1954 [synonym], Coniontis tristis asphalti Pierce 1954 [synonym]

†Coniontis tristis latigula Pierce 1954

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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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Rancholabrean or 0.21000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (6 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean	0.21 - 0.014	USA (California)	Coniontis abdominalis (150336) Coniontis blissi, Coniontis rugosa, Coniontis pectoralis, Coniontis tristis (161528) Coniontis pectoralis (161529) Coniontis rugosa, Coniontis pectoralis (161535) Coniontis rugosa, Coniontis pectoralis, Coniontis tristis (152007 161534)