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Orthopterida

Insecta

Taxonomy
Orthopterida was named by Boudreaux (1979). It is extant.

It was assigned to Polyorthoptera by Engel and Grimaldi (2004); and to Polyneoptera by Béthoux et al. (2004).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Orthopterida Boudreaux
2004Orthopterida Béthoux et al.
2004Orthopterida Engel and Grimaldi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
Anartioptera
Polyorthoptera
superorderOrthopteridaBoudreaux 1979
superorderOrthopteridaBoudreaux 1979

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.

Superor. Orthopterida Boudreaux 1979
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Fm. †Cheliphlebiidae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Cheliphlebia Scudder 1885
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Cheliphlebia argillacea Cockerell 1927
Cheliphlebia carbonaria Scudder 1885
Cheliphlebia mazona Handlirsch 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Maryland) Cheliphlebia argillacea (124496)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Cheliphlebia carbonaria (21981) Cheliphlebia mazona (112630)