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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ironomyiidae : Macalpinomyia : Macalpinomyia jiewenae |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Macalpinomyia jiewenae | species | belongs to Macalpinomyia | stated with evidence | Li and Yeates, 2018 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) |
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Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | X. K. Li and D. K. Yeates. 2018. The first Ironomyiidae from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber provides insights into the phylogeny of Phoroidea (Diptera: Cyclorrhapha). Systematic Entomology 44:251-261 |
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