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Ephydridae (shore fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Ephydridae

Taxonomy
Ephydridae was named by Zetterstedt (1837). It is extant. Its type is Ephydra.

It was assigned to Ephydroidea by Evenhuis (1994), Wiegmann et al. (2011).

Entered
by M. Clapham on 2012-02-21; modified by M. Clapham on 2022-02-12

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Ephydridae Zetterstedt
1915Sphaerocera sepultula Cockerell p. 497 figs. Pl 63, fig 3
1994Ephydridae Evenhuis
2011Ephydridae Wiegmann 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
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
superfamilyEphydroidea
familyEphydridae
familyEphydridae

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. Ephydridae Zetterstedt 1837 [shore fly]
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Subfm. Ephydrinae Zetterstedt 1837
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Tr. Dagini Mathis 1982
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G. Brachydeutera Loew 1862
Tr. Ephydrini Zetterstedt 1837
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G. Ephydra Fallen 1810
Tr. Scatellini Wirth and Stone 1956
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G. †Protoscinis Cockerell 1917
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Protoscinis perparvus Cockerell 1917
Invalid names: Sphaerocera sepultula Cockerell 1915 [nomen dubium]
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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 37.71000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Protoscinis perparvus, Sphaerocera sepultula (123959)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico Brachydeutera sp. (21977)