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Hepialidae
Taxonomy
Hepialidae was named by Stephens (1829). It is extant.
It was assigned to Lepidoptera by Zhang (1989); and to Hepialoidea by van Nieukerken et al. (2011) and Sohn et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Lepidoptera by Zhang (1989); and to Hepialoidea by van Nieukerken et al. (2011) and Sohn et al. (2012).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1829 | Hepialidae Stephens p. 39 |
| 1989 | Hepialidae Zhang p. 420 |
| 2011 | Hepialidae van Nieukerken et al. p. 213 |
| 2012 | Hepialidae Sohn et al. p. 20 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Prohepialus sp. (123960) |