Synonym: Protoptera Rasnitsyn 1977
Full reference: A. Handlirsch. 1906. Revision of American Paleozoic insects. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 29(1441):661-820
Parent taxon: Polyneoptera according to J. Prokop et al. 2014
See also Prokop et al. 2012 and Prokop et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Anartioptera, Archaeorthoptera, Belebeus, Blattopteroidea, Dermapterida, Eukinolabia, Gallophasmatidae, Haplocercata, Hebeigrammidae, Holopandictyoptera, Ideliopsis, Kitshuga, Magicivenidae, Mantoblattidae, Menatacridium, Mystroptera, Notoptera, Orthacanthacris incertus, Orthoptera, Orthopteroidea, Parablattogryllus, Permofossilis, Plecoptera, Plecopterida, Polyplecoptera, Protorthoptera, Spectra, Suksunus, Xenonomia
Subtaxa: Anthracoptilidae Blattinopsidae Evenkidae Katerinkidae Paoliidae Protoblattiniella
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