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Archotermopsidae
Taxonomy
Archotermopsidae was named by Engel et al. (2009). It is extant. Its type is Termopsis (Archotermopsis).
It was assigned to Euisoptera by Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011), Krishna et al. (2013); and to Teletisoptera by Engel (2021), Wang et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Euisoptera by Engel et al. (2009), Engel (2011), Krishna et al. (2013); and to Teletisoptera by Engel (2021), Wang et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2009 | Archotermopsidae Engel et al. |
| 2011 | Archotermopsidae Engel |
| 2013 | Archotermopsidae Krishna et al. p. 253 |
| 2021 | Archotermopsidae Engel |
| 2022 | Archotermopsidae Wang 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.
Fm. Archotermopsidae Engel et al. 2009
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G. †Gyatermes Engel and Gross 2009
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†Gyatermes naganoensis Engel and Tanaka 2015
†Gyatermes styriensis Engel and Gross 2009
G. Zootermopsis Emerson 1933
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†Zootermopsis coloradensis Scudder 1883
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Invalid names: Parotermes scudderi Cockerell 1913 [synonym]
Invalid names: Archotermopsinae Engel et al. 2009 [empty]
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 Chadronian to the top of the Messinian or 37.00000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Archotermopsis tornquisti (123771) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Parotermes insignis, Hodotermes coloradensis (106384) Parotermes scudderi (106379) | |
| Tortonian | Austria | Gyatermes styriensis (105962) | |
| Messinian | Japan (Nagano) | Gyatermes naganoensis (170161) |