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Gymnopternus
Description | Gymnopternus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It was formerly placed as a subgenus of Hercostomus, but is now accepted as a separate genus. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnopternus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Dolichopodidae : Gymnopternus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Gymnopternus Loew | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Progr. Realsch. Meseritz (N. Beitr. Kennt. Dipt., 5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (33%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | F. M. Carpenter. 1992. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4:1-655 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnopternus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Gymnopternus albiceps species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus aldrichi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus anarmostus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus annulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus annulipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus anomalocerus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus atratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus barbatulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus bauckhorni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gymnopternus blankaartensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus brevipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus brunneifacies species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus californicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus campsicnemoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus consanguineus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus constrictus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus coxalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus crassicauda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus cumberlandensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus cuneicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus currani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus debilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus despicatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus difficilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus exilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus fimbriatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus flavitarsis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus flavitibia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus flaviventris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus flavus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus floridensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus frequens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus helveticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus humilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus hybridus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus interceptus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus intremulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus lacustris ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Gymnopternus laevigatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus laffooni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus lividifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus lunifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus maculiventris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus meniscoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus meniscus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus metatarsalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus minutus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus mirificus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus nigribarbus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus nigricomus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus nigricoxa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus obscurus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus obtusicauda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus ohioensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus opacus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus ovaticornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus pallidiciliatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus parvicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus politus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus propriofacies species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus pseudodebilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus pugnaceus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus purpuratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus pusillus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus robustus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus ruficornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus scotias species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus sharpi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus singularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus spectabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus subdilatatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus subulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus tennesseensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus tenuicauda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus tibialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus tristis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus vanduzeei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus ventralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus vernaculus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus vetitus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus violaceus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus vockerothi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gymnopternus weemsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Paragymnopternus Bigot, 1889 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Dolichopodidae : Paragymnopternus |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1857 | Gymnopternus Loew p. 10 |
1905 | Gymnopternus Aldrich p. 305 |
1992 | Gymnopternus Carpenter |
2004 | Gymnopternus Pollet et al. p. 39 |
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!