†family Cratomastotermitidae Engel et al. 2009 (termite)
Insecta - Blattodea - Cratomastotermitidae
Full reference: M. S. Engel, D. A. Grimaldi, and K. Krishna. 2009. Termites (Isoptera): their phylogeny, classification, and rise to ecological dominance. American Museum Novitates 3650:1-27
Parent taxon: Isoptera according to M. S. Engel 2021
See also Engel 2011, Engel et al. 2009 and Krishna et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Araripetermes nativus, Caatingatermes, Caatingatermes megacephalus, Euisoptera, Isopteridae, Mastotermitidae, Mastotermitoidea, Microcarpolithes, Nordestinatermes obesus, Sclerotermes, Socialidae, Termitotron
Subtaxa: Cratomastotermes
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence