Eotapinoma is an extinct genus of ants of the subfamily Dolichoderinae. It was described by Dlussky in 1988.[1]
| Eotapinoma Temporal range: Campanian – Paleocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Eotapinoma Dlussky, 1988 |
| Type species | |
| Eotapinoma gracilis | |
| Diversity | |
| 3 fossil species | |
Species
editThere are three fossil species described to the genus.[2]
- Eotapinoma compacta Dlussky, 1988
- Eotapinoma gracilis Dlussky, 1988
- Eotapinoma macalpini Dlussky, 1999
References
edit- ^ Bolton, Barry (June 1994). Identification Guide to the Ant Genera of the World (1st ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 26. ISBN 0674442806.
- ^ Bolton, Barry. "An Online Catalog of the Ants of the World by Barry Bolton". antcat.org. Retrieved 22 August 2014.