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Titanoptera

Insecta - Orthoptera

Taxonomy
Titanoptera was named by Sharov (1968). It is not extant.

It was reranked as the suborder Titanoptera by Béthoux (2007), Eades et al. (2012).

It was assigned to Orthopteroidea by Sharov (1968); to Archaeorthoptera by Béthoux (2007); and to Orthoptera by Eades et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Titanoptera Sharov
2007Titanoptera Béthoux p. 154
2012Titanoptera Eades et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
RankNameAuthor
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderTitanoptera()
suborderTitanoptera()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subor. †Titanoptera Sharov 1968
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Fm. †Deinotitanidae Gorochov 2011
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G. †Deinotitan Gorochov 2007
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†Deinotitan orenburgensis Gorochov 2007
G. †Monstrotitan Gorochov 2013
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†Monstrotitan monstruosa Gorochov 2013
Subor. †Gerarina Scudder 1885
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G. †Brachygerarus Gorochov 2004
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†Brachygerarus anae Brauckmann et al. 2001
G. †Permotitan Gorochov 2004
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†Permotitan vladimiri Gorochov 2004
Subor. †Mesotitanina Tillyard 1925
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Fm. †Mesotitanidae Tillyard 1925
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G. †Clatrotitan McKeown 1937
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†Clatrotitan andersoni McKeown 1937
†Clatrotitan scullyi Tillyard 1925
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Invalid names: Mesotitan tillyardi McKeown 1937 [synonym]
Subfm. †Jubilaeinae Béthoux 2007
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G. †Jubilaeus Sharov 1968
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†Jubilaeus beybienkoi Sharov 1968
Subfm. †Mesotitaninae Gorochov 2003
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Tr. †Mesotitanini Tillyard 1925
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G. †Gigatitan Sharov 1968
G. †Mesotitan Tillyard 1916
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Invalid names: Ultratitan Sharov 1968 [synonym]
Invalid names: Gigatitanini Sharov 1968 [synonym]
G. †Mesotitanodes Sharov 1968
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†Mesotitanodes similis Sharov 1968
†Mesotitanodes tillyardi Sharov 1968
Tr. †Tcholmanvissiellini Béthoux 2007
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G. †Tcholmanvissiella Gorochov 1987
Subfm. †Prototitaninae Gorochov 2011
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G. †Prototitan Sharov 1968
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†Prototitan sharovi Gorochov 2003
Invalid names: Clathrotitanidae Riek 1954 [synonym]
Fm. †Paratitanidae Sharov 1968
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G. †Magnatitan Park et al. 2022
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†Magnatitan jongheoni Park et al. 2022
G. †Minititan Gorochov 2007
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†Minititan zherichini Gorochov 2003
Invalid names: Microtitan Gorochov 2003 [replaced]
G. †Paratitan Sharov 1968
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†Paratitan bispeculum Gorochov 2003
†Paratitan intermedius Gorochov 2003
†Paratitan latispeculum Gorochov 2003
†Paratitan libelluloides Sharov 1968
†Paratitan longispeculum Gorochov 2003
†Paratitan modestus Gorochov 2003
†Paratitan reductus Gorochov 2003
†Paratitan reliquia Béthoux et al. 2010
†Paratitan venosus Gorochov 2003
Invalid names: Liquia Béthoux et al. 2010 [synonym]
Superfm. †Tettoedischioidea Gorochov 1987
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Fm. †Tettoedischiidae Gorochov 1987
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Subfm. †Tettoedischiinae Gorochov 1987
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G. †Tettoedischia Sharov 1968
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†Tettoedischia elongata Sharov 1968
†Tettoedischia minuta Sharov 1968
Invalid names: Macroedischia Sharov 1968 [synonym]
Fm. †Theiatitanidae Schubnel et al. 2021
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G. †Theiatitan Schubnel et al. 2021
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†Theiatitan azari Schubnel et al. 2021
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available