Zorotypus absonus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Zoraptera 

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
Supercohort: Polyneoptera
Ordo: Zoraptera

Familia: Zorotypidae
Subfamilia: Zorotypinae
Genus: Zorotypus
Species: †Zorotypus absonus

Name

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Zorotypus absonus Engel, 2008: 131

Holotype: Museum "Lebendige Vorwelt", Germany (private collection of Joachim Scheven). Winged male.

Type locality: Early Miocene (Burdigalian) amber, Dominican Republic (specific mine unknown).

Synonyms

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  • Zorotypus confirmans Scheven, 1990: 214, figs. 22–23 (nomen nudum et invalidum: no description provided, included in an unpublished work)

References

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Primary references

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  • Engel, M.S. 2008. A new apterous Zorotypus in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic (Zoraptera: Zorotypidae). Acta Entomologica Slovenica 16(2): 127–136. PDF. Reference page
  • Scheven, J. 1990. Stasis in the fossil record as confirmation of a belief in Biblical creation. Pp. 197–216. In: Walsh, R.E. & Brooks, C.L. (eds.) Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Creationism [Volume 1: General Sessions]. [iv]+226 pp. Creation Science Fellowship, Pittsburgh. PDF. [Note: Unpublished work under ICZN Article 9.10]
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