Merrifieldia oligocenicus
Merrifieldia oligocenicus (synonyms Pterophorus oligocenicus) [1] is an extinct moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is the only known fossil of the family Pterophoridae. It was discovered in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone in France. It is a late Oligocene species, dated to 25–30 million years BP.[2]
Merrifieldia oligocenicus | |
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Holotype specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Merrifieldia |
Species: | †M. oligocenicus |
Binomial name | |
†Merrifieldia oligocenicus (Bigot, Nel & Nel, 1986) | |
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References
- †Merrifieldia oligocenicus Bigot et al. 1986 at fossilworks.org (retrieved 22 Oct 2018)
- Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea (Lepidoptera)
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