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Terncladus (meaning “three branched”)[1] is an extinct genus of lepidopteran that belongs to the taxonomic family Micropterigidae. This genus has two species discovered, they are Terncladus luntus and Terncladus holonatus.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | †Terncladus Han, Zhang and Ren, 2024 |
The genus lived during the late Cretaceous period in northern Myanmar.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Han, Ning; Zhang, Weiting; Fang, Hui; Wang, Jiajia; Shih, Chungkun; Ren, Dong (2024-08-01). "Geometric morphometric analyses of Micropterigidae lineages (Lepidoptera) with two new species from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar". Cretaceous Research. 160: 105897. Bibcode:2024CrRes.16005897H. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105897. ISSN 0195-6671.
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