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Opomyzoidea

Insecta - Diptera

Taxonomy
Opomyzoidea is a superfamily. It is extant.

It was assigned to Acalyptratae by Grimaldi and Mathis (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Opomyzoidea Grimaldi and Mathis

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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
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAntliophora
orderDiptera
—NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
—Heterodactyla
—Eremoneura
suborderCyclorrhapha()
—Schizophora
—AcalyptrataeMacquart 1835
superfamilyOpomyzoidea
superfamilyOpomyzoidea

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. Opomyzoidea
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Fm. Anthomyzidae Czerny 1903
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Subfm. Anthomyzinae Frey 1921
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G. Anthomyza Fallen 1810
G. †Grimalantha Roháček 1998
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†Grimalantha vulnerata Roháček 1998
G. †Lacrimyza Roháček 2013
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†Lacrimyza christelae Roháček 2013
†Lacrimyza lacrimosa Roháček 2013
G. Reliquantha Roháček 2013
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†Reliquantha eocena Roháček 2014
Fm. †Clusiomitidae Roháček and Hoffeins 2021
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G. †Acartophthalmites Hennig 1965
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†Acartophthalmites bicolor Roháček 2025
†Acartophthalmites crassipes Roháček and Hoffeins 2021
†Acartophthalmites luridus Roháček and Hoffeins 2021
†Acartophthalmites rugosus Roháček and Hoffeins 2021
†Acartophthalmites striatus Roháček 2025
†Acartophthalmites willii Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2018
G. †Clusiomites Roháček and Hoffeins 2021
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†Clusiomites clusioides Roháček 2016
†Clusiomites ornatus Roháček and Hoffeins 2021
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 Priabonian to the top of the Langhian or 37.71000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Lacrimyza lacrimosa, Reliquantha eocena, Clusiomites ornatus, Acartophthalmites luridus, Acartophthalmites rugosus, Acartophthalmites crassipes, Acartophthalmites bicolor, Acartophthalmites scotopteryx, Acartophthalmites striatus (123419)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Acartophthalmites clusioides (178680) Acartophthalmites rugosus (124201) Acartophthalmites tertiaria (123766 123771 123927 123929 124205) Lacrimyza lacrimosa, Acartophthalmites luridus (124776)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Lacrimyza christelae (124273)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Grimalantha vulnerata (122982)