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Tettavidae

Insecta - Orthoptera - Tettavidae

Taxonomy
Tettavidae was named by Sharov (1968).

It was reranked as the subfamily Tettavinae by Gorochov (1987) and Gorochov (1995).

It was assigned to Tettigoniidea by Sharov (1968); to Ensifera by Carpenter (1992); and to Pruvostitidae by Gorochov (1987) and Gorochov (1995).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Tettavidae Sharov
1987Tettavinae Gorochov p. 83
1992Tettavidae Carpenter p. 163
1995Tettavinae Gorochov p. 81

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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
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
familyTettavidae
familyTettavidae

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. †Tettavidae Sharov 1968
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G. †Protettavus Riek 1976
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Protettavus exilis Riek 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Ontogeny: moltingsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:58:43
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:58:43
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17South Africa (Natal) Protettavus exilis (124428)