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Priochirus
| Description | Priochirus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae. This genus includes about 270 species widespread in Neotropical, Palaearctic, Madagascan, Oriental, Australian and Oceanic Regions. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priochirus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Priochirus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Priochirus Sharp, 1887 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Biol. Centr. Amer., Zool., Col., 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Sharp. 1887. Fam. Staphylinidae. Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Coleoptera. Vol I, Part 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priochirus |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Priochirus amblyodontus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus andrewesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus baoxingensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus bengalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus bicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus bidenticulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus bifoveatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus bilobatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus birmanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus borolinoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus brevidenticulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus centralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus chinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus collaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus combustus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus comes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus curtidentatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus deltodontus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus dilutus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus divaricatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus divergens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus ducalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus elongatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus exaratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus fauveli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus gazella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus greensladeides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus haemorrhous species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus heynei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus hoplites species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus indicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus kamengensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus kawamurai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus klimai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus laticornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus laxus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus longicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus longidentis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus maitrta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus malaisei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus malayanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus mandibularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus masahiroi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus micrognathus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus minusculus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus mushanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus oxygonus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus palawanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus parvicollis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus parvicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus persimilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus proximus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus pygmaeoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus pygmaeus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus rubiginosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus rufus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus salvini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus sanguinosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus schuberti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus selangorensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus silvestrii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus subbrevicornis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus thayerae ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Priochirus trifurcus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priochirus yakushimensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1887 | Priochirus Sharp p. 740 |
| 2019 | Priochirus Yamamoto p. 600 |
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!
