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Lepisma

Body symmetry

Namigai et al 2014
bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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cellularity

Cellularity and growth form
multicellular
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993

Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]

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developmental mode

Insect Development
ametabolous
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ametabolous

Definition: Development of insects without the process of metamorphosis, resulting in little change in body form during growth and molting.

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extinction status

Paleobiology Database
extant
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/extant

Definition: This taxon is still in existence, as opposed to extinct.

Attribution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extant_taxon

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feeding structure

Arthropod Trophic Ecology Data
biting-chewing mouthparts
URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/bitingChewing

Definition: Mouthparts adapted to cutting and grinding food particles using opposable mandibles with a mola (grinding surface).

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first appearance

Paleobiology Database
tortonian age
URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Tortonian

Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale

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Paleobiology Database

8.699999999999999 million years ago

(max)

last appearance

Paleobiology Database
messinian age
URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Messinian

Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale

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Paleobiology Database

5.333 million years ago

(min)

number of fossil occurrences

Paleobiology Database

1

number of records in gbif

GBIF data coverage

6308

number of records in iNat

iNaturalist data coverage

4685

skeleton contains

Paleobiology Database
chitin
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_17029

Definition: An aminoglycan consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.

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wing morphology

Insect Wings
primarily apterous
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/primarilyApterous

Definition: The absence of wings in organisms that do not have winged ancestors.

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(adult)