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Anthracoblattina

Insecta - Blattaria - Phyloblattidae

Taxonomy

Anthracoblattina was named by Scudder (1879). It is not extant.

It was reranked as Blattina (Anthracoblattina) by Kušta (1883).

It was assigned to Blattina by Kušta (1883); to Blattinariae by Scudder (1879), Scudder (1886), Scudder (1895); to Archimylacridae by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1920), Handlirsch (1922), Bolton (1925), Schneider (1978), Brauckmann and Hahn (1983); and to Phyloblattidae by Schneider (1983), Schneider (1983), Schneider et al. (2004), Martens et al. (2005), Ricetti et al. (2016), Belahmira et al. (2019), Schneider et al. (2021), Nel et al. (2023).

Species

A. aequa, A. archangelskyi, A. arnhardti, A. deichmuelleriana, A. didyma, A. dresdensis, A. ensifer, A. gigantea (syn. Etoblattina furcata, Etoblattina flexuosa, Etoblattina membri, Etoblattina (Sysciophlebia) vasseuri, Etoblattina morata, Etoblattina nugatoria, Etoblattina monubilis, Etoblattina mota, A. subensifera, Elaphroblatta dubia, Etoblattina cerarii, Etoblattina majuscula, Etoblattina manca, Etoblattina modica, Etoblattina malaca, Etoblattina modificata), A. lebachensis, A. mendesi, A. oliveirai, A. persistens, A. porrecta (syn. A. sopita, Blattina mahri, Blattina (Anthracoblattina) abnormis, Dromoblattina sopita, Ctenostematopteryx thuringiaca), A. poryvaikaensis, A. poryvaikensis, A. rueckerti (syn. Dicladoblatta symmetrica), A. spectabilis (syn. Auxanoblatta saxonica), A. striata, Elaphroblatta intermedia, Phauloblatta clathrata

Synonyms

Ctenostematopteryx was named by Haupt (1952).

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina by Schneider (1978).

It was assigned to Mecoptera by Haupt (1952); and to Neoptera by Willmann (1978), Carpenter (1992).
Dictyoblatta was named by Handlirsch (1906).

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina by Schneider (1978).

It was assigned to Archimylacridae by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1920), Handlirsch (1922).
Elaphroblatta was named by Handlirsch (1906).

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina by Lameere (1917), Schneider (1978).

It was assigned to Archimylacridae by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1920), Handlirsch (1922).
Auxanoblatta was named by Handlirsch (1906).

It was synonymized subjectively with Archimylacris by Handlirsch (1920); it was synonymized objectively with Anthracoblattina by Schneider (1978).

It was assigned to Archimylacridae by Handlirsch (1906).
Phauloblatta was named by Handlirsch (1906). Its type is Blattina clathrata.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina by Schneider (1978).

It was assigned to Archimylacridae by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1920), Handlirsch (1922).
Dromoblatta was named by Handlirsch (1906). Its type is Anthracoblattina sopita.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina by Schneider (1978).

It was assigned to Archimylacridae by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1920), Handlirsch (1922).
Anomoblatta was named by Handlirsch (1906).

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina by Schneider (1978).

It was assigned to Archimylacridae by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1920), Handlirsch (1922).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1879	Anthracoblattina Scudder
1883	Blattina (Anthracoblattina) Kušta p. 437
1886	Anthracoblattina Scudder p. 220
1895	Anthracoblattina Scudder p. 128
1906	Dictyoblatta Handlirsch p. 184
1906	Anthracoblattina Handlirsch p. 188
1906	Elaphroblatta Handlirsch p. 190
1906	Auxanoblatta Handlirsch p. 201
1906	Phauloblatta Handlirsch p. 350
1906	Dromoblatta Handlirsch p. 352
1906	Anomoblatta Handlirsch p. 370
1920	Dictyoblatta Handlirsch p. 436
1920	Dromoblatta Handlirsch p. 436
1920	Anthracoblattina Handlirsch p. 437
1920	Elaphroblatta Handlirsch p. 437
1920	Phauloblatta Handlirsch p. 440
1920	Anomoblatta Handlirsch p. 448
1922	Dictyoblatta Handlirsch p. 114
1922	Dromoblatta Handlirsch p. 115
1922	Anthracoblattina Handlirsch p. 118
1922	Elaphroblatta Handlirsch p. 119
1922	Phauloblatta Handlirsch p. 126
1922	Anomoblatta Handlirsch p. 152
1925	Anthracoblattina Bolton p. 31
1952	Ctenostematopteryx Haupt p. 253
1978	Anthracoblattina Schneider p. 18
1978	Ctenostematopteryx Willmann p. 117
1983	Anthracoblattina Brauckmann and Hahn p. 70
1983	Anthracoblattina Schneider p. 81
1992	Ctenostematopteryx Carpenter
2004	Anthracoblattina Schneider et al. p. 250
2005	Anthracoblattina Martens et al.
2016	Anthracoblattina Ricetti et al. p. 187
2019	Anthracoblattina Belahmira et al. p. 958
2021	Anthracoblattina Schneider et al. p. 263
2023	Anthracoblattina Nel et al. p. 308

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Altocrustacea	Regier et al. 2010
superclass	Allotriocarida
—	Athalassocarida
—	Labiocarida	Schwentner et al. 2017

Rank	Name	Author
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
—	Cercofilata
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia
—	Paranotalia
subclass	Pterygota	()
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
—	Exopterygota	Sharp 1899
order	Blattaria	(Latreille 1810)
superfamily	Raphidiomimoidea	Vishniakova 1973
family	Phyloblattidae
genus	Anthracoblattina

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.

G. †Anthracoblattina Scudder 1879

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†Anthracoblattina aequa Scudder 1885

†Anthracoblattina archangelskyi Pinto and Mendes 2002

†Anthracoblattina arnhardti Schneider 1978

†Anthracoblattina deichmuelleriana Handlirsch 1920

†Anthracoblattina didyma Rost 1839

†Anthracoblattina dresdensis Geinitz and Deichmüller 1879

†Anthracoblattina ensifer Brongniart 1894

†Anthracoblattina gigantea Brongniart 1894

Invalid names: Anthracoblattina subensifera Meunier 1921 [synonym], Elaphroblatta dubia Handlirsch 1937 [synonym], Etoblattina (Sysciophlebia) vasseuri Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina cerarii Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina flexuosa Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina furcata Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina majuscula Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina malaca Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina manca Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina membri Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina modica Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina modificata Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina monubilis Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina morata Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina mota Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina nugatoria Meunier 1921 [synonym]

†Anthracoblattina lebachensis Goldenberg 1854

†Anthracoblattina mendesi Pinto and Sedor 2000

†Anthracoblattina oliveirai Carpenter 1930

†Anthracoblattina persistens Scudder 1890

†Anthracoblattina porrecta Geinitz 1875

Invalid names: Anthracoblattina sopita Scudder 1879 [synonym], Blattina (Anthracoblattina) abnormis Geinitz 1880 [synonym], Blattina mahri Goldenberg 1870 [synonym], Ctenostematopteryx thuringiaca Haupt 1952 [synonym], Dromoblattina sopita Handlirsch 1906 [synonym]

†Anthracoblattina poryvaikaensis Becker-Migdisova 1961

†Anthracoblattina poryvaikensis Becker-Migdisova 1961

†Anthracoblattina rueckerti Goldenberg 1869

Invalid names: Dicladoblatta symmetrica Scharf 1924 [synonym]

†Anthracoblattina spectabilis Goldenberg 1869

Invalid names: Auxanoblatta saxonica Handlirsch 1906 [objective synonym]

†Anthracoblattina striata Meunier 1921

Invalid names: Anomoblatta Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Auxanoblatta Handlirsch 1906 [objective synonym], Ctenostematopteryx Haupt 1952 [synonym], Dictyoblatta Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Dromoblatta Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elaphroblatta Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Phauloblatta Handlirsch 1906 [synonym]

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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Westphalian C to the top of the Kungurian or 314.60000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (24 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian - Moscovian	323.4 - 307.0	Argentina (Chubut)	A. archangelskyi (162148)
Westphalian C	314.6 - 309.8	Germany	Blattina dresdensis (122595)
Gzhelian	303.7 - 298.9	France	A. ensifer (228605) A. gigantea, A. ensifer (103635) A. intermedia (124916) A. sp., Etoblattina striata, A. subensifera, Etoblattina furcata, Etoblattina manca, Etoblattina modica, Etoblattina modificata, Etoblattina cerarii, Etoblattina flexuosa, Etoblattina membri, Etoblattina morata, Etoblattina monubilis, Etoblattina nugatoria, Etoblattina mota, Etoblattina malaca, Etoblattina majuscula, Etoblattina vasseuri, Elaphroblatta dubia (121979)
Gzhelian - Asselian	303.7 - 293.52	Germany	Blattina mahri (127937)
Stephanian B	301.4 - 300.9	Morocco	A. sp. (127454)
Stephanian C	300.9 - 300.3	Germany (Saxony-Anhalt)	Blattina spectabilis, Auxanoblatta saxonica (122579) Dictyopteris didyma (122578)
Stephanian C	300.9 - 300.3	Germany (Thuringia)	Etoblattina didyma, Blattina clathrata (122592)
Asselian	298.9 - 293.52	Germany (Thüringer Wald)	A. rueckerti (128548) Ctenostematopteryx sp., Ctenostematopteryx thuringiaca (128485)
Asselian	298.9 - 293.52	USA (New Mexico)	A. sp. 1, A. sp. 2 (124386) A. sp. 2 (124385)
Asselian	298.9 - 293.52	Germany (Thuringia)	A. rueckerti (155777)
Asselian	298.9 - 293.52	Brazil (Santa Catarina)	A. mendesi (128241)
Asselian - Sakmarian	298.9 - 290.1	Germany	A. rueckerti, A. arnhardti (127934)
Asselian - Sakmarian	298.9 - 290.1	Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate)	Blattina lebachensis (122606)
Asselian - Sakmarian	298.9 - 290.1	Germany (Oberfranken)	Blattina rueckerti (122599)
Sakmarian	293.52 - 290.1	Germany	Blattina porrecta, Blattina didyma (122580)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	Russian Federation	Phyloblatta poryvaikaensis (124593)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	Germany (Thuringia)	A. sp. (80112)
Kungurian	283.3 - 274.4	Russian Federation (Perm)	A. sp. (173727)