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Orussoidea (wood wasp)

Insecta - Hymenoptera

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Orussoidea Newman
1963Karatavitoidea Rasnitsyn
2010Orussoidea Rasnitsyn and Zhang p. 839
2011Orussoidea Heraty et al.
2012Orussoidea Sharkey et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
Unicalcarida
superfamilyOrussoidea
superfamilyOrussoidea

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. Orussoidea Newman 1834 [wood wasp]
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Fm. †Burmorussidae Zhang et al. 2020
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G. †Burmorussus Zhang et al. 2020
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Burmorussus mirabilis Zhang et al. 2020
G. †Cretorussus Jouault et al. 2021
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Cretorussus vilhelmseni Jouault et al. 2021
G. †Cretovelona Vilhelmsen et al. 2025
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Cretovelona orussopteryx Vilhelmsen et al. 2025
Subfm. †Mesorussinae Rasnitsyn 1977
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G. †Mesorussus Rasnitsyn 1977
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Mesorussus taimyrensis Rasnitsyn 1977
Fm. Orussidae Newman 1834 [parasitic wood wasp]
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G. †Baltorussus Schedl 2011
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Baltorussus velteni Schedl 2011
G. †Kryptovelona Vilhelmsen and Perrichot 2024
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Kryptovelona carstengroehni Vilhelmsen and Perrichot 2024
G. †Minyorussus Basibuyuk et al. 2000
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Minyorussus luzzii Basibuyuk et al. 2000
Subfm. Ophrynopinae Benson 1935
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G. Ophrynopus Konow 1897
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Ophrynopus peritus Engel 2008
Subfm. Orussinae Newman 1834
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G. Orussus Latreille 1796
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Orussus juttagroehnae Vilhelmsen and Perrichot 2024
Fm. †Paroryssidae Martynov 1925
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G. †Microryssus Rasnitsyn 1968
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Microryssus antennatus Rasnitsyn 1968
Microryssus brachyurus Rasnitsyn 1968
Microryssus crassipes Rasnitsyn 1968
Microryssus minus Rasnitsyn 1968
Microryssus robustus Rasnitsyn 1968
Microryssus subtilis Rasnitsyn 1968
G. †Paroryssus Martynov 1925
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Paroryssus extensus Martynov 1925
G. †Praeoryssus Rasnitsyn 1968
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Praeoryssus gracilis Rasnitsyn 1968
Praeoryssus venosus Rasnitsyn 1968
G. †Renaliculus Lin 1980
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Invalid names: Karatavitoidea Rasnitsyn 1963 [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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Langhian or 184.20000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 182.9 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Grimmaratavites mirabilis (114993)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Nei Mongol) Karatavites junfengi, Praeratavites wuhuaensis, Praeratavites perspicuus, Postxiphydria daohugouensis, Postxiphydria ningchengensis, Postxiphydroides strenuus, Praeratavitoides amabilis, Praeratavites daohugou, Praeparyssites orientalis (113371) Karatavites medius, Praeratavites rasnitsyni, Karatavites ningchengensis (183155)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Kazakhstan Karatavites medius (113439) Microryssus crassipes, Microryssus antennatus (105970) Paroryssus extensus, Karatavites angustus (115717) Praeoryssus gracilis, Microryssus brachyurus, Microryssus subtilis, Microryssus robustus, Microryssus minus (106101) Praeoryssus venosus, Microryssus robustus (105971)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57China (Anhui) Renaliculus triaenus (155609)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Burmorussus mirabilis (161726) Cretorussus vilhelmseni (179227) Cretovelona orussopteryx (222694)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation Mesorussus taimyrensis (35051)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Minyorussus luzzii (110895)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Baltorussus velteni (123458) Kryptovelona carstengroehni, Orussus juttagroehnae (110735)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Ophrynopus peritus (124231)