Zygadenia westraliensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Archostemata

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: Archostemata

Familia: incertae sedis
Genus: †Zygadenia
Species: †Zygadenia westraliensis

Name

Zygadenia westraliensis (Riek, 1968)

Holotype: AMF 52315, incomplete and isolated elytron.

Type locality: Hill River locality, Lower Jurassic (Sinemurian–Toarcian), Cattamarra Coal Measures, Western Australia.

Synonymy

• Mesothoris westraliensis Riek, 1968 (original combination)
• Zygadenia westraliensis: Martin, 2010: 927 ('comb. nov.')

References

Primary references

• Martin, S.K. 2010. Early Jurassic coleopterans from the Mintaja insect locality, Western Australia. Acta Geologica Sinica (English edition) 84(4): 925–953. DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2010.00276.x .
• Riek, E.F. 1968. On the occurrence of fossil insects in the Mesozoic rocks of Western Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 27(16): 311–312. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.27.1968.450 .

Additional references

• Jell, P.A. 2004. The fossil insects of Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 50(1): 1–124. BHL. Reference page.