Insecta - Mecoptera - Kaltanidae
Synonyms: Cyclopteridae Martynova 1958, Cycloristidae Martynova 1958, Tomiochoristidae Martynova 1958
Full reference: O. M. Martynova. 1958. Novye nasekomye iz Permskikh i Mezozoiskikh otlozhenii SSSR. Materialy po Osnovam Paleontologii 2:69-94
Parent taxon: Mecoptera according to R. Willmann 1978
See also Carpenter 1986, Carpenter 1992, Martynova 1958, Martynova 1961, Novokshonov 1994 and Novokshonov 1997
Sister taxa: Aneuretopsychina, Anormochoristidae, Belmontiidae, Boreidae, Choristopsychidae, Cyclopterinidae, Englathaumatidae, Eobanksiidae, Eumecoptera, Fortiholcorpa, Holcorpidae, Karaungiridae, Liassopanorpa, Mecaenigma, Mendozachoristidae, Mesopsychoidea, Miriholcorpa, Nannomecoptera, Necropsis, Paramecoptera, Paratrichoptera, Permocentropidae, Permochoristidae, Permopanorpidae, Permotanyderidae, Permotipulidae, Pistillifera, Protodiptera, Protomecoptera, Reprehensa, Sibiriothaumatidae, Sinoagetopanorpidae, Solusipanorpa, Thaumatomeropidae, Volitorididae, Worcestobiidae
Subtaxa: Altajopanorpa Cyclopterina Cyclorista Kaltanochorista Kamochorista Megachorista Moravochorista Pinnachorista Pseudochorista Tomiochorista
Type: Kaltana
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of Czechia (1 collection), Kazakhstan (2), Mongolia (1), the Russian Federation (13)
Total: 17 collections including 48 occurrences