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Zygentoma (silverfish)

Insecta - Zygentoma

Subtaxa
Sister taxa
Neozygentoma

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Zygentoma Carpenter
2004Zygentoma Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence
2007Zygentoma Staniczek and Bechly
2014Zygentoma Misof et al.
2014Zygentoma Sroka et al. p. 979

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
orderZygentoma
orderZygentoma

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Or. Zygentoma [silverfish]
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Subor. Neozygentoma Engel 2006
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Infraor. Euzygentoma Grimaldi and Engel 2005
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Fm. Lepismatidae Latreille 1802 [silverfish]
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Subfm. Acrotelsatinae Mendes 1991
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G. Lepismina Gervais 1844
G. Allacrotelsa Silvestri 1934
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Allacrotelsa burmiticus Cockerell 1917
Allacrotelsa dubia Koch and Berendt 1854
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Invalid names: Lepisma argentata Koch and Berendt 1854 [synonym], Lepisma jubatum von Olfers 1907 [synonym], Lepisma lepidothrix von Olfers 1907 [synonym], Lepismina stricta von Olfers 1907 [synonym]
Invalid names: Lampropholis Menge 1854 [replaced]
G. †Burmalepisma Mendes and Poinar 2008
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Burmalepisma cretacicum Mendes and Poinar 2008
G. †Cretalepisma Mendes and Wunderlich 2013
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Cretalepisma kachinicum Mendes and Wunderlich 2013
G. Ctenolepisma Escherich 1905
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Subg. Ctenolepisma (Ctenolepisma) Escherich 1905
G. Lepisma Linnaeus 1758
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Lepisma aurea Dufour 1831
Lepisma piliferum Lucas 1842
Lepisma saccharina Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Forbicina Geoffroy 1762 [objective synonym]
Subfm. Lepismatinae Latreille 1802
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G. †Protolepisma Mendes and Poinar 2013
Fm. Nicoletiidae Escherich 1905
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Subfm. Atelurinae Remington 1954
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G. †Archeatelura Mendes 1997
G. †Paleograssiella Mendes and Poinar 2013
G. Hemitrinemura Mendes 1994
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Hemitrinemura exstincta Mendes and Poinar 2004
G. Trinemurodes Silvestri 1916
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Trinemurodes antiquus Sturm and Mendes 1998
Trinemurodes miocenicus Sturm and Mendes 1998
Infraor. †Parazygentoma Engel 2006
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Fm. †Lepidotrichidae Silvestri 1913 [primitive bristletail]
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G. †Lepidotrix Menge 1854
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Lepidotrix pilifera Menge 1854
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Invalid names: Klebsia horrens von Olfers 1907 [synonym], Lepidion pisciculus Menge 1854 [synonym], Machilopsis affinis von Olfers 1907 [synonym], Micropa stylifera von Olfers 1907 [synonym]
Invalid names: Klebsia von Olfers 1907 [synonym], Lepidion Menge 1854 [synonym], Machilopsis von Olfers 1907 [synonym], Micropa von Olfers 1907 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available