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Alienoptera

Insecta - Alienoptera

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Umenocoleoidea Chen and Tan
2003Umenocoleoidea Vršanský p. 6
2007Cratovitismioidea Bechly
2007Umenocoleoidea Bechly
2014Umenocoleoidea Kirejtshuk et al. p. 591
2014Cratovitismioidea Nel et al.
2014Umenocoleoidea Nel et al.
2016Alienoptera Bai et al. p. 318
2016Umenocoleoidea Lee p. 434
2016Aethiocarenodea Poinar and Brown p. 100
2018Umenocoleoidea Vršanský et al. p. 989
2021Umenocoleoidea Luo et al. p. 469
2022Alienoptera Luo et al.
2022Umenocoleoidea Szabó et al. p. 1704

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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
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
—Holopandictyoptera
superorderDictyopteraLatreille 1829
orderAlienoptera
orderAlienoptera

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.

Or. †Alienoptera Bai et al. 2016
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Fm. †Alienopteridae Bai et al. 2016
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G. †Aethiocarenus Poinar and Brown 2016
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†Aethiocarenus burmanicus Poinar and Brown 2016
G. †Alienopterella Kočárek 2018
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†Alienopterella stigmatica Kočárek 2018
G. †Alienopterus Bai et al. 2016
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†Alienopterus brachyelytrus Bai et al. 2016
G. †Apiblatta Barna and Bigalk 2018
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†Apiblatta muratai Barna and Bigalk 2018
G. †Caputoraptor Bai et al. 2018
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†Caputoraptor elegans Bai et al. 2018
†Caputoraptor vidit Šmídová et al. 2018
G. †Chimaeroblattina Barna 2018
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G. †Eminespina Chen et al. 2021
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†Eminespina burma Chen et al. 2021
G. †Formicamendax Hinkelman 2019
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†Formicamendax vrsanskyi Hinkelman 2019
G. †Grant Aristov 2018
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†Grant viridifluvius Aristov 2018
G. †Meilia Vršanský and Wang 2018
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†Meilia jinghanae Vršanský and Wang 2018
G. †Teyia Vršanský et al. 2018
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†Teyia branislav Vršanský and Wang 2018
†Teyia huangi Vršanský et al. 2018
G. †Vcelesvab Vršanský et al. 2018
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†Vcelesvab cratocretokrat Vršanský et al. 2018
Invalid names: Aethiocarenidae Poinar and Brown 2016 [synonym]
Fm. †Umenocoleidae Chen and Tan 1973
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G. †Alienopterix Mlynský et al. 2018
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†Alienopterix mlynskyi Sendi 2021
†Alienopterix ocularis Mlynský et al. 2018
†Alienopterix santonicus Szabó et al. 2022
†Alienopterix smidovae Hinkelman 2021
G. †Archaeospinapteryx Sendi and Cumming 2023
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†Archaeospinapteryx tartarensis Sendi and Cumming 2023
G. †Blattapterix Vršanský 2003
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†Blattapterix gansu Vršanský 2003
G. †Compunctiotypus Kaddumi 2005
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†Compunctiotypus hudai Kaddumi 2005
G. †Cratovitisma Bechly 2007
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†Cratovitisma bechlyi Podstrelená 2018
†Cratovitisma cortexi Sendi 2018
†Cratovitisma oldreadi Bechly 2007
†Cratovitisma spinosa Sendi et al. 2023
G. †Elytropterix Vršanský 2003
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†Elytropterix magnificiens Vršanský 2003
G. †Enervipraeala Luo et al. 2020
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†Enervipraeala nigra Luo et al. 2020
G. †Laticephalana Luo et al. 2021
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†Laticephalana liuyani Luo et al. 2021
G. †Maloval Vršanský 2024
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†Maloval hlavolam Vršanský 2024
G. †Nigropterix Sendi 2023
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†Nigropterix angustata Sendi 2023
†Nigropterix cummingi Sendi 2024
G. †Petropterix Vršanský 2003
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†Petropterix alexeevi Vršanský 2003
†Petropterix fukuiensis Oyama et al. 2022
†Petropterix koreaensis Lee et al. 2024
†Petropterix kukalovae Vršanský 2003
†Petropterix mirabilis Vršanský 2003
†Petropterix sibirix Vršanský 2003
G. †Poikiloprosopon Sendi and Cumming 2023
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†Poikiloprosopon celiae Sendi and Cumming 2023
G. †Ponopterix Vršanský and Grimaldi 1999
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†Ponopterix axelrodi Vršanský and Grimaldi 1999
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Invalid names: Ponopterix maxima Bechly 2007 [synonym]
G. †Pseudoblattapterix Lee et al. 2024
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†Pseudoblattapterix weoni Lee et al. 2024
G. †Pseudojantaropterix Gorochov 2006
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†Pseudojantaropterix lebani Vršanský and Grimaldi 2003
G. †Trapezionotum Sendi and Cumming 2023
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†Trapezionotum vrsanskyi Sendi and Cumming 2023
G. †Umenocoleus Chen and Tan 1973
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†Umenocoleus minimus Lee et al. 2024
†Umenocoleus nervosus Zhang 1997
†Umenocoleus sinuatus Chen and Tan 1973
G. †Umenopterix Lee 2016
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†Umenopterix burkhardi Nel et al. 2014
G. †Umenotypus Sendi 2023
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†Umenotypus maculatus Sendi 2023
Subfm. †Vitisminae Vršanský and Ansorge 2001
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G. †Perspicuus Koubová 2020
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†Perspicuus csincsii Szabó et al. 2024
†Perspicuus pilosus Koubová 2020
†Perspicuus vrsanskyi Mlynský 2020
G. †Vitisma Vršanský 1999
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†Vitisma coriacea Sendi 2024
†Vitisma diffusa Vršanský 2003
†Vitisma occidentalis Vršanský and Ansorge 2001
†Vitisma okata Kováčová 2022
†Vitisma orientalis Vršanský 2005
†Vitisma rasnitsyni Vršanský 1999
G. †Vzrkadlenie Vršanský 2020
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†Vzrkadlenie karneri Sendi and Cumming 2023
†Vzrkadlenie miso Vršanský 2020
†Vzrkadlenie saintgermaini Sendi and Cumming 2023
Invalid names: Alienopterixinae Vršanský 2021 [invalid subgroup], Ponopterixidae Nel et al. 2014 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aethiocarenodea Poinar and Brown 2016 [synonym], Umenocoleoidea Chen and Tan 1973 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available