Insecta - Alienoptera - Alienopteridae
Full reference: M. Bai, R. G. Beutel, and B. Wipfler. 2018. Taxonomic names, in A new Cretaceous insect with a unique cephalo-thoracic scissor device. Current Biology 28:438-443
Parent taxon: Alienopteridae according to C. H. Luo et al. 2022
See also Bai et al. 2018 and Vršanský et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Aethiocarenus, Alienopterella, Alienopterus, Apiblatta, Chimaeroblattina, Eminespina, Formicamendax, Grant, Meilia, Recyklovany, Teyia, Vcelesvab
Subtaxa: Caputoraptor elegans Caputoraptor ganggu Caputoraptor vidit
Type: Caputoraptor elegans
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (6 collections), South Korea (1)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
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