Zorotypus absonus
Zorotypus absonus is an extinct species of insect in the order Zoraptera. It was described by Michael S. Engel in 2008 from a fossil found in Dominican amber, and it lived during the Miocene epoch.[1]
| Zorotypus absonus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Zoraptera |
| Family: | Zorotypidae |
| Genus: | Zorotypus |
| Species: | †Z. absonus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Zorotypus absonus Engel, 2008 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Zorotypus confirmans Scheven, 1990 (nomen nudum) | |
References
- Engel, M. S. (2008). "A new apterous Zorotypus in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic (Zoraptera: Zorotypidae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Slovenica. 16: 127–136.
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