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Bidessus
Description | Bidessus is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae, containing the following species: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidessus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Dytiscidae : Bidessus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Dytiscidae : Bidessus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Bidessus Sharp, 1882 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Trans. R. Dublin Soc., 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Sharp. 1882. On aquatic carnivorous Coleoptera or Dytiscidae. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 2:179-1003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidessus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Bidessus alienus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus anatolicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus apicidens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus bertrandi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus cacozelus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus calabricus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus ceratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus complicatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus coxalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus cretensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus decellei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus delicatulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus excavatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus exornatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus fraudator species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus fulgidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus funebris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus glabrescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus goudotii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus grossepunctatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus imitator species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus knapporum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus laminarum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Bidessus leveri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus longistriga species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus minutissimus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus muelleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus mulleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus muluensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus mundulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus nasutus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus nero species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus nesioticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus omercooperae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus ovoideus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus perexiguus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus pergranulum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus perrinae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus perssoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus pescheti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus pumilus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus rossi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus rothschildi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus ruandensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus saucius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus seydeli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus sharpi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus sodalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus straeleni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus toumodiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus udus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus unistriatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bidessus wilmoti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Calliporus Adam, 1996 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Dytiscidae : Calliporus |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1882 | Bidessus Sharp pp. 336, 344 |
1914 | Bidessus Wickham p. 426 |
2011 | Bidessus Bouchard et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!