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Tridactyloidea

Insecta - Orthoptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Tridactyloidea Brullé p. 192
2006Tridactyloidea Gorochov et al. p. 656
2015Tridactyloidea Song et al.
2020Tridactyloidea Song et al.

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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
orderOrthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderTridactylidea
superfamilyTridactyloidea
superfamilyTridactyloidea

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.

Superfm. Tridactyloidea Brullé 1835
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Fm. Ripipterygidae Ander 1939
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G. †Archaicaripipteryx Xu et al. 2020
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Archaicaripipteryx rotunda Xu et al. 2020
G. †Burmaripipteryx Zhao et al. 2022
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Burmaripipteryx oblongus Zhao et al. 2022
G. †Kallosripipteryx Zhao et al. 2024
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Kallosripipteryx zhangi Zhao et al. 2024
G. †Magnidactylus Xu et al. 2020
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Magnidactylus gracilis Gu et al. 2022
Magnidactylus mirus Gu et al. 2022
Magnidactylus robustus Xu et al. 2020
G. Mirhipipteryx Gunther 1969
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Fm. Tridactylidae Brullé 1835 [pygmy mole cricket]
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G. †Cratodactylus Martins-Neto 1990
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Cratodactylus ferreirai Martins-Neto 1990
Cratodactylus kellneri Martins-Neto 1990
Subfm. Dentridactylinae Gunther 1979
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G. †Burmadactylus Heads 2009
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Burmadactylus tenuicerci Fan et al. 2023
G. †Cascogryllus Poinar 2018
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Cascogryllus lobiferus Poinar 2018
Cascogryllus setosus Du et al. 2021
G. †Guntheridactylus Azar and Nel 2008
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Guntheridactylus grimaulti Azar and Nel 2008
Subfm. †Mongoloxyinae Gorochov 1992
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G. †Baisoxya Gorochov and Maehr 2008
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Baisoxya dolichoptera Sharov 1968
Invalid names: Monodactylus Sharov 1968 [replaced]
G. †Birmitoxya Gorochov 2010
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Birmitoxya intermedia Gorochov 2010
G. †Cretoxya Gorochov et al. 2006
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Cretoxya rasnitsyni Gorochov et al. 2006
G. †Mongoloxya Gorochov 1992
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Mongoloxya fossor Gorochov 2020
Mongoloxya ponomarenkoi Gorochov 1992
G. †Monodactyloides Sharov 1968
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G. †Paraxya Cao et al. 2019
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Paraxya hui Cao et al. 2019
Subfm. Tridactylinae Brullé 1835
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G. †Amberotridactylus Du et al. 2021
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Amberotridactylus cheni Du et al. 2021
G. Ellipes Scudder 1902
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Ellipes dominicana Poinar 2018
G. †Latedactylus Zheng et al. 2023
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Latedactylus longapedi Zheng et al. 2023
G. †Phyllotridactylus Xu et al. 2022
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Phyllotridactylus wangi Xu et al. 2022
G. Tridactylus Olivier 1789
Invalid names: Tridactylini Brullé 1835 [invalid subgroup]
Invalid names: Cylindrachetidae Giglio-Tos 1914 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: grazersubo
Diet 2: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:51:38
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:51:38
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Berriasian to the top of the Langhian or 145.00000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 140.2 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Cretoxya rasnitsyni (104006)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Mongoloxya fossor (113350) Monodactylus dolichopterus, Monodactyloides curtipennis (105536)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia Mongoloxya ponomarenkoi (103657)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Australia (Victoria) Tridactylidae indet. (77192)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Cratodactylus ferreirai (152600) Cratodactylus ferreirai, Cratodactylus kellneri (125511 149767)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Cascogryllus lobiferus (104053)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Birmitoxya intermedia (123020) Burmadactylus grimaldii (111688) Burmaripipteryx oblongus (224419) Magnidactylus gracilis (226623) Magnidactylus mirus (165561 229432) Magnidactylus robustus, Archaicaripipteryx rotunda, Amberotridactylus cheni, Cascogryllus setosus, Kallosripipteryx zhangi (161726) Paraxya hui, Burmadactylus tenuicerci, Latedactylus longapedi (200460) Phyllotridactylus wangi (167760)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Guntheridactylus grimaulti (123850)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Tridactylus sp. (122488)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Archaeoellipes engeli (122473) Archaeoellipes engeli, Mirhipipteryx antillarum (122982) Ellipes dominicana (122472)