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Embioptera (webspinners)
Taxonomy
Embioptera was named by Lameere (1900). It is extant.
It was corrected as Embiodea by Engel and Grimaldi (2004), Engel and Grimaldi (2006); it was corrected as Embiidina by Terry and Whiting (2005).
It was assigned to Neoptera by Tillyard (1918); to Plecopterida by Engel and Grimaldi (2004); to Polyneoptera by Sharov (1968), Engel and Grimaldi (2006), Kluge (2010), Misof et al. (2014); and to Eukinolabia by Terry and Whiting (2005), Wipfler et al. (2019).
It was corrected as Embiodea by Engel and Grimaldi (2004), Engel and Grimaldi (2006); it was corrected as Embiidina by Terry and Whiting (2005).
It was assigned to Neoptera by Tillyard (1918); to Plecopterida by Engel and Grimaldi (2004); to Polyneoptera by Sharov (1968), Engel and Grimaldi (2006), Kluge (2010), Misof et al. (2014); and to Eukinolabia by Terry and Whiting (2005), Wipfler et al. (2019).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1900 | Embioptera Lameere |
| 1918 | Embioptera Tillyard |
| 1937 | Euembiaria Tillyard |
| 1940 | Euembioptera Davis |
| 1968 | Embioptera Sharov |
| 1987 | Euembioptera Hong and Wang p. 258 |
| 2004 | Embiodea Engel and Grimaldi |
| 2005 | Embiidina Terry and Whiting |
| 2006 | Embiodea Engel and Grimaldi p. 3 |
| 2010 | Embioptera Kluge p. 23 |
| 2014 | Embioptera Misof et al. |
| 2015 | Euembiodea Shcherbakov p. 188 |
| 2015 | Palembiodea Shcherbakov p. 188 |
| 2019 | Embioptera Wipfler et al. |
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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. Embioptera Lameere 1900 [webspinners]
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Fm. Anisembiidae Davis 1940
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Infraor. †Brachyphyllophagidea Rasnitsyn 2000
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Fm. †Brachyphyllophagidae Rasnitsyn 2000
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G. †Brachyphyllophagus Rasnitsyn 2000
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†Brachyphyllophagus phantasus Rasnitsyn 2000
†Brachyphyllophagus phasma Rasnitsyn 2000
Fm. †Rasnalexiidae Gorochov 2021
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Subor. Clothododea Engel and Grimaldi 2006
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Infraor. Clothodomorpha Engel and Huang 2016
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Fm. Clothodidae Enderlein 1910
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Subfm. †Gnethodinae Cui and Engel 2020
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G. †Gnethoda Cui and Engel 2020
G. †Ocrognethoda Liu et al. 2024
Fm. Embiidae Burmeister 1839
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G. †Electroembia Ross 1956
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†Electroembia antiqua Pictet and Hagen 1856
†Electroembia olmii Anisyutkin and Perkovsky 2024
G. Embia Latreille 1829
Invalid names: Scelembiinae Ross 2001 [empty]
Infraor. Embiidea Lameere 1900
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Superfm. †Alexarasnioidea Gorochov 2011
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Fm. †Alexarasniidae Gorochov 2011
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Subfm. †Alexarasniinae Gorochov 2011
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G. †Alexarasnia Gorochov 2011
G. †Nikolembia Shcherbakov 2015
Subfm. †Nestorembiinae Shcherbakov 2015
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G. †Nestorembia Shcherbakov 2015
G. †Palaeomesorthopteron Aristov et al. 2011
Subor. Neoembiodea Engel and Grimaldi 2006
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Fm. Scelembiidae Ross 2001
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Subfm. †Sorellembiinae Engel and Grimaldi 2006
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G. †Parasorellembia Anisyutkin and Perkovsky 2022
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†Parasorellembia groehni Anisyutkin and Perkovsky 2022
†Parasorellembia hamata Liu et al. 2024
Invalid names: Pachylembiidae Ross 2001 [synonym]
Invalid names: Euembiaria Tillyard 1937 [invalid subgroup], Euembiodea Shcherbakov 2015 [invalid subgroup], Euembioptera Davis 1940 [invalid subgroup], Palembiodea Shcherbakov 2015 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Holocene or 259.51000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 254.14 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 254.14 Ma
Collections (27 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | Russian Federation (Vologda) | Alexarasniidae indet., Alexarasnia rossica, Alexarasnia limbata (104754) | |
| Griesbachian | Russian Federation (Kemerovo) | Nikolembia kusnezovi (104713) | |
| Aegean | France | Palaeomesorthopteron pullus (107682) | |
| Ladinian | Kyrgyzstan (Osh) | Nestorembia novojilovi, Madygembia rasnitsyni (105007) Nestorembia novojilovi, Nestorembia shcherbakovi, Rasnalexia rasnitsyni (110763) Nestorembia sp. (106088) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | Kazakhstan (Chimkent) | Brachyphyllophagus phantasus (106102) Brachyphyllophagus phasma (106279) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Atmetoclothoda orthotenes, Litoclostes delicatus (161726) Burmitembia venosa (123020) Embiodea indet., Sorellembia estherae (111688) Gnethoda odontophora, Multivena curvivena (178121) Gnethoda putshkovi, Parasorellembia groehni (172900) Henoclothoda simplex, Gnethoda symmetrica, Gnethoda ancyla (194479) Ocrognethoda olivea, Gnethoda lata, Parasorellembia hamata (165561) Perissoclothoda myrrhokaris (188400) | |
| Ypresian | France (Oise) | Galloembia raholai (123850) | |
| Ypresian | India (Gujarat) | Kumarembia hurleyi (124463) | |
| Priabonian | Poland | Embia antiqua (109625) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Electroembia antiqua (123771) Electroembia olmii (110735) | |
| Priabonian | Ukraine | Embiodea indet. (209304) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Embia florissantensis (106379 106381) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Glyphembia amberica, Poinarembia rota (159268) Oligembia vetusta, Anisembia vetehae (122982) | |
| Holocene | Tanzania | Oligotoma westwoodi (174113) |