†family Xenopteraidae Pinto 1986 (winged insect)

Insecta - Megasecoptera - Xenopteraidae

Alternative spelling: Xenopteridae

Full reference: I. D. Pinto. 1986. Carboniferous insects from Argentina III familia Xenopteridae Pinto, nov. ordo Megasecoptera. Pesquisas 18:23-29

Parent taxon: Megasecoptera according to A. Nel et al. 2019

See also Pinto 1986 and Ross et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Adiaphtharsia, Alectoneuridae, Anchineuridae, Ancopteridae, Archaeoscolex, Archaeoscolex corneus, Arcioneuridae, Aspidohymenidae, Aspidothoracidae, Bardohymenidae, Brodiidae, Caulopteridae, Corydaloididae, Dictyoneurellidae, Engisopteridae, Eumegasecoptera, Foririidae, Ischnoptilidae, Lameereites, Mischopteridae, Moravohymenidae, Piesbergpteridae, Protohymenidae, Scytohymenidae, Sphecopteridae, Sphecorydaloididae, Vorkutiidae, Raphidiopsis

Subtaxa: Sinitshenkovae Xenoptera

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Permian of France (1 collection)

• Carboniferous of Argentina (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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