Frankencupes ultimus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Permocupedoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: †Alphacoleoptera Superfamilia: †Permocupedoidea

Familia: †Permocupedidae
Genus: †Frankencupes
Species: †Frankencupes ultimus

Name

Frankencupes ultimus Ponomarenko & Bashkuev, 2018

Holotype, SMTE 6024/4–77, right elytron, part and counterpart; Gambach am Main, Lower Franconia, Germany; Myophorienschichten (Strohgelbe Kalke), upper Röt Formation (Röt-4 Subformation); Lower Anisian, Middle Triassic.

Paratype, SMTE 6024/4–88, left elytron, part and counterpart, from the same locality and stratum.

Type locality: Gambach am Main, Lower Franconia, Germany; Myophorienschichten (Strohgelbe Kalke), upper Röt Formation (Röt-4 Subformation); Lower Anisian, Middle Triassic.

References

Primary references

• Ponomarenko, A.G. & Bashkuev, A.S. 2018. First Triassic record of the beetle family Permocupedidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): a peculiar example of a Lazarus taxon. PalZ 92(4): 587–591. DOI: 10.1007/s12542-018-0426-4 . PDF. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kirejtshuk, A.G. 2020. Taxonomic Review of Fossil Coleopterous Families (Insecta, Coleoptera). Suborder Archostemata: Superfamilies Coleopseoidea and Cupedoidea. Geosciences 10(2): 73. DOI: 10.3390/geosciences10020073 . Reference page.