Taxonavigation: Curculionoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Curculionidae
Subfamilia: Curculioninae
Tribus: Curculionini
Subtribus: Curculionina
Genus: †Menatorhis
Species: †Menatorhis elegans
Name
Menatorhis elegans (Piton, 1940)
Etymology:
- Menatorhis: from Menat, France
- elegans : from Latin: elegant
Synonyms
Distribution
Europe
- France
- Menat, Puy-de-Dôme
Temporal range: Paleocene
- Type specimen: MNHN R07010 (exoskeleton)
References
- Piton, L. 1940. Paléontologie du Gisement Éocéne de Menat (Puy-de-Dôme) (Flore et Faune). Mem. Soc. Hist. Nat. d’Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, 1 (1940), pp. 1–303. Reference page.
- Legalov A.A., 2015. Fossil Mesozoic and Cenozoic weevils (Coleoptera, Obrienioidea, Curculionoidea). Paleontological Journal, 49 (13): 1442–1513. article DOI: 10.1134/S0031030115130067.
- Legalov, A.A., Kirejtshuk, A.G. & Nel, A. 2017. New and little known weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) from the Paleocene of Menat (France). Comptes Rendus Palevol 16(3): 248–256. DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2016.10.007 . Reference page.
- Wedmann S., Uhl D., Lehmann T., Garrouste R., Nel A., Gomez B., Smith K. & Schaal S.F.K., 2018. The Konservat-Lagerstätte Menat (Paleocene; France) – an overview and new insights. Geologica Acta, t. 16, vol. 2, p. 189-213 + i-v, DOI: 10.1344/GeologicaActa2018.16.2.5.
Links
- Menatorhis elegans – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.
- Balaninus elegans Piton, 1940 - Taxon details on science.mnhn.fr