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Spilapteridae

Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Spilapteridae

Taxonomy

Spilapteridae was named by Brongniart (1894).

It was assigned to Spilapteridea by Rohdendorf (1961); to Palaeodictyoptera by Handlirsch (1906), Pruvost (1919), Handlirsch (1919), Handlirsch (1922), Tillyard (1924), Martynov (1940), Carpenter (1992), Brauckmann and Schneider (1996), Brauckmann et al. (2003); to Dictyoneurina by Sinitshenkova (2004); and to Spilapteroidea by Li et al. (2013), Prokop et al. (2014), Prokop et al. (2015), Liu et al. (2015), Rosová et al. (2022).

Synonyms

Lamproptilia stirrupi was named by Brongniart (1894). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.R51349, a forewing (small fragment), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN Brongniart coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Kukalová (1969).
Lamproptilidae was named by Handlirsch (1906). Its type is Lamproptilia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Spilapteridae by Kukalová (1969), Carpenter (1992).

It was assigned to Palaeodictyoptera by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1919), Handlirsch (1922).
Neuburgiidae was named by Rohdendorf (1961).

It was synonymized subjectively with Spilapteridae by Kukalová (1969), Sharov and Sinitshenkova (1977), Carpenter (1992).

It was assigned to Spilapteridea by Rohdendorf (1961).
Dunbariidae was named by Handlirsch (1937).

It was synonymized subjectively with Spilapteridae by Kukalová (1969), Carpenter (1992).
Doropteridae was named by Zalessky (1946). Its type is Doropteron.

It was synonymized subjectively with Spilapteridae by Kukalová (1969), Carpenter (1992).

It was assigned to Hemiodonata by Zalessky (1946).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1894	Spilapteridae Brongniart p. 344
1894	Lamproptilia stirrupi Brongniart p. 347 figs. Pl 19, fig 9
1906	Spilapteridae Handlirsch p. 101
1906	Lamproptilidae Handlirsch p. 109
1906	Lamproptilia stirrupi Handlirsch p. 110 figs. Pl XII fig 9
1919	Spilapteridae Handlirsch p. 530
1919	Lamproptilia stirrupi Handlirsch p. 531
1919	Lamproptilidae Handlirsch p. 531
1919	Spilapteridae Pruvost p. 103
1922	Spilapteridae Handlirsch p. 45
1922	Lamproptilidae Handlirsch p. 47
1922	Lamproptilia stirrupi Handlirsch p. 48
1924	Spilapteridae Tillyard p. 203
1937	Dunbariidae Handlirsch p. 81
1940	Spilapteridae Martynov p. 7
1946	Doropteridae Zalessky p. 64
1961	Neuburgiidae Rohdendorf p. 72
1961	Spilapteridae Rohdendorf p. 73
1992	Spilapteridae Carpenter p. 37
1996	Spilapteridae Brauckmann and Schneider p. 21
2003	Spilapteridae Brauckmann et al. p. 14
2004	Spilapteridae Sinitshenkova p. 223
2013	Spilapteridae Li et al. p. 488
2014	Spilapteridae Prokop et al. p. 156
2015	Spilapteridae Liu et al. p. 346
2015	Spilapteridae Prokop et al. p. 180
2022	Spilapteridae Rosová et al. p. 154

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Gravenhorst 1843
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Altocrustacea	Regier et al. 2010
superclass	Allotriocarida
—	Athalassocarida

Rank	Name	Author
—	Labiocarida	Schwentner et al. 2017
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
—	Cercofilata
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia
—	Paranotalia
subclass	Pterygota	()
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
superorder	Palaeodictyopterida	(Bechly 1996)
order	Palaeodictyoptera
superfamily	Spilapteroidea
family	Spilapteridae
family	Spilapteridae

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.

Fm. †Spilapteridae Brongniart 1894

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G. †Abaptilon Zalessky 1946

†Abaptilon sibiricum Zalessky 1946

G. †Baeoneura Sinitshenkova 1977

†Baeoneura desperata Sinitshenkova 2020

†Baeoneura obscura Sinitshenkova 1977

G. †Becquerelia Brongniart 1894

†Becquerelia elegans Brongniart 1894

†Becquerelia superba Brongniart 1894

†Becquerelia tincta Brongniart 1894

Invalid names: Pseudobecquerelia Handlirsch 1919 [synonym]

G. †Bizarrea Prokop et al. 2015

†Bizarrea obscura Prokop et al. 2015

G. †Delitzschala Brauckmann and Schneider 1996

†Delitzschala bitterfeldensis Brauckmann and Schneider 1996

G. †Dunbaria Tillyard 1924

†Dunbaria borealis Sharov and Sinitshenkova 1977

†Dunbaria fasciipennis Tillyard 1924

†Dunbaria mira Zalessky 1946

Invalid names: Doropteron Zalessky 1946 [synonym]

G. †Epitethe Handlirsch 1906

†Epitethe meunieri Brongniart 1894

G. †Epithele Handlirsch 1906

G. †Homaloneura Brongniart 1885

†Homaloneura berenice Brauckmann and Gröning 1998

†Homaloneura bonnieri Brongniart 1894

†Homaloneura brauckmanni Sinitshenkova 2020

†Homaloneura bucklandi Brongniart 1894

†Homaloneura dabasinskasi Carpenter 1964

†Homaloneura elegans Brongniart 1885

†Homaloneura joannae Brongniart 1894

†Homaloneura kiliani Brauckmann et al. 2009

†Homaloneura lehmani Kukalová 1969

†Homaloneura ligeia Brauckmann 1986

†Homaloneura ornata Brongniart 1894

†Homaloneura punctata Brongniart 1894

†Homaloneura redbirdi Brauckmann et al. 1993

†Homaloneura ribeiroi Teixeira 1946

Invalid names: Homaloneurina Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Homaloneurites Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Sheltoweeptera Brauckmann et al. 1993 [synonym]

G. †Lamproptilia Brongniart 1885

†Lamproptilia grandeuryi Brongniart 1885

†Lamproptilia tenuitegminata Bolton 1911

G. †Mcluckiepteron Richardson 1956

†Mcluckiepteron luciae Richardson 1956

G. †Neuburgia Martynov 1930

†Neuburgia altaica Martynov 1930

G. †Palaeoptilus Brongniart 1894

†Palaeoptilus brullei Brongniart 1894

G. †Paradunbaria Sharov and Sinitshenkova 1977

†Paradunbaria pectinata Sharov and Sinitshenkova 1977

G. †Permiakovia Martynov 1940

†Permiakovia quinquefasciata Martynov 1940

G. †Saxonyptilus Rosová et al. 2022

†Saxonyptilus sowiaki Rosová et al. 2022

G. †Sinodunbaria Li et al. 2013

†Sinodunbaria jarmilae Li et al. 2013

G. †Spilaptera Brongniart 1885

†Spilaptera americana Carpenter and Richardson 1971

†Spilaptera libelluloides Brongniart 1894

†Spilaptera packardi Brongniart 1885

†Spilaptera peckae Rosová et al. 2022

†Spilaptera splendens Prokop et al. 2014

†Spilaptera tanaica Sharov and Sinitshenkova 1977

†Spilaptera venusta Brongniart 1894

G. †Spiloptilus Handlirsch 1906

†Spiloptilus ramondi Brongniart 1894

G. †Tectoptilus Kukalová 1969

†Tectoptilus grehanti Brongniart 1894

G. †Tytthospilaptera Liu et al. 2015

†Tytthospilaptera wangae Liu et al. 2015

G. †Vorkutoneura Sinitshenkova 1977

†Vorkutoneura variabilis Sinitshenkova 1977

Invalid names: Doropteridae Zalessky 1946 [synonym], Dunbariidae Handlirsch 1937 [synonym], Lamproptilia stirrupi Brongniart 1894 [nomen dubium], Lamproptilidae Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Neuburgiidae Rohdendorf 1961 [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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Arnsbergian to the top of the Kungurian or 326.90000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (44 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian	326.9 - 323.6	Germany (Bitterfeld)	Delitzschala bitterfeldensis (132797)
Marsdenian	321.3 - 320.0	Germany (Ruhr)	Homaloneura berenice (155260) Homaloneura ligeia (155261)
Marsdenian - Yeadonian	321.3 - 318.7	Germany	Homaloneura berenice (118176)
Westphalian A	318.7 - 316.9	USA (Pennsylvania)	Boltoniella sp. (216801)
Westphalian B	316.9 - 314.6	United Kingdom (Staffordshire)	Homaloneura sp. (34935)
Westphalian B	316.9 - 314.6	United Kingdom (Wales)	Boltoniella uniformis (151395)
Westphalian B	316.9 - 314.6	USA (Kentucky)	Sheltoweeptera redbirdi (127564)
Westphalian B - Westphalian C	316.9 - 309.8	China (Ningxia)	Sinodunbaria jarmilae, Tytthospilaptera wangae (139576)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D	314.6 - 307.4	United Kingdom (Wales)	Lamproptilia tenuitegminata (127288)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D	314.6 - 307.4	France	Spilaptera sp., Spilaptera splendens (122504)
Westphalian D	309.8 - 307.4	USA (Illinois)	Homaloneura dabasinskasi (122483 151854) Homaloneura dabasinskasi, Bizarrea obscura (112638) Mcluckiepteron luciae (122534) Spilaptera americana (122539)
Westphalian D	309.8 - 307.4	Germany (Lower Saxony)	Homaloneura kiliani, Saxonyptilus sowiaki (122515) Spilaptera peckae (122518) Spilapteridae indet. (112606)
Kasimovian	307.0 - 303.7	Ukraine (Voroshilovgrad)	Spilaptera tanaica (123534)
Kasimovian - Gzhelian	307.0 - 298.9	Russian Federation	Baeoneura obscura (102503)
Gzhelian	303.7 - 298.9	Russian Federation	Neuburgia altaica (124587)
Gzhelian	303.7 - 298.9	France	Homaloneura elegans, Homaloneura bonnieri, Homaloneura punctata, Homaloneura joannae, Homaloneura ornata, Homaloneura lehmani, Homaloneura bucklandi, Spilaptera packardi, Spilaptera libelluloides, Becquerelia superba, Becquerelia tincta, Palaeoptilus brullei, Spilaptera meunieri, Becquerelia grehanti, Graphiptilus ramondi, Lamproptilia grandeuryi, Lamproptilia stirrupi, Spilaptera venusta, Becquerelia elegans (103635)
Stephanian C	300.9 - 300.3	Portugal	Homaloneura ribeiroi (229799)
Asselian	298.9 - 293.52	USA (New Mexico)	Spilapteridae indet. (124387)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	USA (Kansas)	Dunbaria fasciipennis (111217 111219 114451)
Kungurian	283.3 - 274.4	Russian Federation (Komi republic)	Dunbaria borealis (122859 123532) Dunbaria quinquefasciata (123533) Vorkutoneura variabilis (123537)
Kungurian	283.3 - 274.4	Russian Federation	Abaptilon sibiricum (124590) Doropteron mirum (164857)
Kungurian	283.3 - 274.4	Russian Federation (Suksun)	Paradunbaria pectinata (108206) Permiakovia quinquefasciata (113379)
Kungurian	283.3 - 274.4	Russian Federation (Komi Republic)	Baeoneura desperata (208869) Homaloneura brauckmanni (208868 208874) Vorkutoneura variabilis (123536 208870 208873)
Kungurian	283.3 - 274.4	Russian Federation (Nenets Autonomous Okrug)	Vorkutoneura variabilis (208871 208872)