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Alienoptera
Taxonomy
Alienoptera was named by Bai et al. (2016).
It was synonymized subjectively with Blattaria by Vršanský et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Dictyoptera by Bai et al. (2016), Luo et al. (2022).
It was synonymized subjectively with Blattaria by Vršanský et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Dictyoptera by Bai et al. (2016), Luo et al. (2022).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1973 | Umenocoleoidea Chen and Tan |
| 2003 | Umenocoleoidea Vršanský p. 6 |
| 2007 | Cratovitismioidea Bechly |
| 2007 | Umenocoleoidea Bechly |
| 2014 | Umenocoleoidea Kirejtshuk et al. p. 591 |
| 2014 | Cratovitismioidea Nel et al. |
| 2014 | Umenocoleoidea Nel et al. |
| 2016 | Alienoptera Bai et al. p. 318 |
| 2016 | Umenocoleoidea Lee p. 434 |
| 2016 | Aethiocarenodea Poinar and Brown p. 100 |
| 2018 | Umenocoleoidea Vršanský et al. p. 989 |
| 2021 | Umenocoleoidea Luo et al. p. 469 |
| 2022 | Alienoptera Luo et al. |
| 2022 | Umenocoleoidea Szabó et al. p. 1704 |
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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.
Or. †Alienoptera Bai et al. 2016
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Fm. †Alienopteridae Bai et al. 2016
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G. †Caputoraptor Bai et al. 2018
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†Caputoraptor elegans Bai et al. 2018
†Caputoraptor vidit Šmídová et al. 2018
G. †Teyia Vršanský et al. 2018
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†Teyia branislav Vršanský and Wang 2018
†Teyia huangi Vršanský et al. 2018
Invalid names: Aethiocarenidae Poinar and Brown 2016 [synonym]
Fm. †Umenocoleidae Chen and Tan 1973
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G. †Alienopterix Mlynský et al. 2018
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†Alienopterix mlynskyi Sendi 2021
†Alienopterix ocularis Mlynský et al. 2018
†Alienopterix santonicus Szabó et al. 2022
†Alienopterix smidovae Hinkelman 2021
G. †Archaeospinapteryx Sendi and Cumming 2023
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†Archaeospinapteryx tartarensis Sendi and Cumming 2023
G. †Cratovitisma Bechly 2007
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†Cratovitisma bechlyi Podstrelená 2018
†Cratovitisma cortexi Sendi 2018
†Cratovitisma oldreadi Bechly 2007
†Cratovitisma spinosa Sendi et al. 2023
G. †Petropterix Vršanský 2003
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†Petropterix alexeevi Vršanský 2003
†Petropterix fukuiensis Oyama et al. 2022
†Petropterix koreaensis Lee et al. 2024
†Petropterix kukalovae Vršanský 2003
†Petropterix mirabilis Vršanský 2003
†Petropterix sibirix Vršanský 2003
G. †Ponopterix Vršanský and Grimaldi 1999
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†Ponopterix axelrodi Vršanský and Grimaldi 1999
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Invalid names: Ponopterix maxima Bechly 2007 [synonym]
G. †Umenocoleus Chen and Tan 1973
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†Umenocoleus minimus Lee et al. 2024
†Umenocoleus nervosus Zhang 1997
†Umenocoleus sinuatus Chen and Tan 1973
Subfm. †Vitisminae Vršanský and Ansorge 2001
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G. †Perspicuus Koubová 2020
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†Perspicuus csincsii Szabó et al. 2024
†Perspicuus pilosus Koubová 2020
†Perspicuus vrsanskyi Mlynský 2020
G. †Vitisma Vršanský 1999
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†Vitisma coriacea Sendi 2024
†Vitisma diffusa Vršanský 2003
†Vitisma occidentalis Vršanský and Ansorge 2001
†Vitisma okata Kováčová 2022
†Vitisma orientalis Vršanský 2005
†Vitisma rasnitsyni Vršanský 1999
G. †Vzrkadlenie Vršanský 2020
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†Vzrkadlenie karneri Sendi and Cumming 2023
†Vzrkadlenie miso Vršanský 2020
†Vzrkadlenie saintgermaini Sendi and Cumming 2023
Invalid names: Alienopterixinae Vršanský 2021 [invalid subgroup], Ponopterixidae Nel et al. 2014 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aethiocarenodea Poinar and Brown 2016 [synonym], Umenocoleoidea Chen and Tan 1973 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Bridgerian or 165.30000 to 46.20000 Ma
Collections (67 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Callovian - Oxfordian | Kazakhstan (Chimkent) | Fractalia aristovi (31311) Maloval hlavolam (114238) Operam monita (238875) Operam monita, Operam simpla (105426) Operam testudina, Operam monita (106101) | |
| Barremian | Mongolia (Selenginskij) | Vitisma orientalis (117954) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Lebanon | Blattulidae indet. (146535 153333) Cratovitisma cortexi (123416) Jantaropterix lebani (122359 123001) Pseudojantaropterix lebani, Cratovitisma cortexi (122471) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Spain | Vitisma occidentalis (118913) | |
| Aptian | Japan | Vitisma sp., Petropterix fukuiensis (233240) | |
| Aptian | Russian Federation (Buryatia) | Petropterix sibirix (105536 118216) Petropterix sibirix, Vitisma rasnitsyni (122549) Vitisma rasnitsyni (106103 125412 125413 157030) | |
| Aptian | Mongolia | Elytropterix magnificiens (138924) Petropterix mirabilis (113355 121711 121713 125194 138922) Petropterix mirabilis, Petropterix alexeevi, Vitisma diffusa (113356) Petropterix mirabilis, Vitisma diffusa (113359) Vitisma diffusa (121714) Vitisma okata (103273) | |
| Aptian | China (Jilin) | Umenocoleus nervosus (151876) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Apiblatta muratai (122926) Cratovitisma oldreadi (122919 122921) Cratovitisma oldreadi, Ponopterix maxima, Ponopterix axelrodi, Vcelesvab cratocretokrat (122557) Ponopterix axelrodi (122352 138921) Ponopterix burkhardi (122918) Ponopterix maxima (140371) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | China (Gansu) | Blattapterix gansu (138919) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceara) | Cratovitisma oldreadi, Ponopterix axelrodi (34899) | |
| Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian | China (Gansu) | Petropterix kukalovae (138923) Ponopterix sp. 1, Ponopterix sp. 2, Umenocoleus sinuatus (224254) Umenocoleus sinuatus (138918) | |
| Albian | South Korea | Petropterix koreaensis (238014) | |
| Albian | Jordan | Compunctiotypus hudai (124847) | |
| Albian | South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do) | Umenocoleus minimus, Pseudoblattapterix weoni (238015) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Alienopterella sp. (123116) Alienopteridae indet. (207758) Alienopteridae indet., Caputoraptor elegans, Teyia huangi, Teyia branislav, Meilia jinghanae, Caputoraptor vidit, Alienopterix ocularis, Cratovitisma bechlyi, Formicamendax vrsanskyi, Enervipraeala nigra (161726) Alienopteridae indet., Cratovitisma bechlyi (123053) Alienopteridae indet., Cratovitisma bechlyi, Perspicuus pilosus, Perspicuus vrsanskyi, Vzrkadlenie miso, Alienopterix smidovae, Alienopterix mlynskyi, Fractalia articulata, Archaeospinapteryx tartarensis, Trapezionotum vrsanskyi, Poikiloprosopon celiae, Vzrkadlenie karneri, Vzrkadlenie saintgermaini, Nigropterix cummingi, Vitisma coriacea (184414) Alienopteridae indet., Teyia branislav (167760) Alienopterus brachyelytrus, Caputoraptor elegans (178121) Caputoraptor elegans (185162 191654 191655) Caputoraptor elegans, Alienopterella stigmatica (195541) Eminespina burma (188400) Laticephalana liuyani (193537) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar (Kachin) | Aethiocarenus burmanicus (104053) | |
| Turonian | Kazakhstan | Nigropterix angustata, Umenotypus maculatus (103274) | |
| Turonian | Kazakhstan (Kzyl-Orda) | Nigropterix angustata, Umenotypus maculatus (113401) | |
| Santonian | Hungary | Alienopterix santonicus (230288) Perspicuus csincsii (224054) | |
| Bridgerian | USA (Colorado) | Grant viridifluvius, Chimaeroblattina brevipes (181560) |