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Pterygogenea (winged insect)

Insecta

Taxonomy

Pterygogenea was named by Brauer (1885). It is extant.

It was reranked as the subclass Pterygota by Carpenter (1992), Bechly (2005), Vega et al. (2006), Garrouste et al. (2012), Sroka et al. (2014), Misof et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Insecta by Handlirsch (1906); to Insecta by Carpenter (1992), Bechly (2005), Vega et al. (2006); to Paranotalia by Sroka et al. (2014); and to Dicondylia by Garrouste et al. (2012), Misof et al. (2014).

Synonyms

Palaeoptera was named by Martynov (1923). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Pterygota by Sroka et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Pterygota by Martynov (1928), Carpenter (1992), Bechly (2007), Misof et al. (2014).
Kulojidae was named by Martynov (1928). It is not extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Palaeoptera by Carpenter (1992).

It was assigned to Megasecoptera by Martynov (1928); to Synsecoptera by Martynov (1930); and to Protohymenoptera by Martynov (1932).
Doter was named by Sellards (1907). Its type is Doter minor. It is the type genus of Doteridae.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Carpenter (1979).

It was assigned to Doteridae by Handlirsch (1919), Handlirsch (1922), Tillyard (1936).
Doter minor was named by Sellards (1907). It is an impression. Its type locality is Elmo, Sellards collection, which is in an Artinskian pond limestone in the Wellington Formation of Kansas. It is the type species of Doter.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Carpenter (1979).
Doteridae was named by Handlirsch (1919). Its type is Doter.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Palaeoptera by Carpenter (1979).

It was assigned to Palaeodictyoptera by Handlirsch (1919), Handlirsch (1922); to Plectoptera by Tillyard (1936); and to Archodonata by Demoulin (1954).
Sypharopteridae was named by Handlirsch (1911). Its type is Sypharoptera.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Palaeoptera by Carpenter (1992).

It was assigned to Sypharopteroidea by Handlirsch (1911), Handlirsch (1919); and to Insecta by Carpenter (1967).
Hypermegethidae was named by Handlirsch (1906). Its type is Hypermegethes.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Palaeoptera by Carpenter (1992).

It was assigned to Palaeodictyoptera by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1919), Handlirsch (1922).
Frankenholziidae was named by Guthörl (1962).

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Palaeoptera by Carpenter (1992).

It was assigned to Neopalaeodictyoptera by Guthörl (1962).
Alydus pristinus was named by Germar (1837). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Orsberg (Goldfuss Bonn collection), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Štys and Říha (1977).
Archaeoptilidae was named by Handlirsch (1906). Its type is Archaeoptilus.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Palaeoptera by Carpenter (1992).

It was assigned to Palaeodictyoptera by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1922).
Xenoneuridae was named by Scudder (1885).

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Palaeoptera by Carpenter (1992).

It was assigned to Palaeodictyoptera by Handlirsch (1922).
Gymnoptera was named by Schaeffer (1766). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Pterygota by Clapham (2023).

It was assigned to Insecta by Schaeffer (1766).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1766	Gymnoptera Schaeffer
1837	Alydus pristinus Germar figs. Pl 18
1885	Pterygogenea Brauer p. 290
1885	Xenoneuridae Scudder
1906	Pterygogenea Handlirsch p. 61
1906	Hypermegethidae Handlirsch p. 81
1906	Archaeoptilidae Handlirsch p. 118
1906	Hypermegethidae Handlirsch p. 672
1906	Doter minor Sellards
1907	Doter Sellards p. 355
1907	Doter minor Sellards p. 355 fig. 13
1911	Sypharopteridae Handlirsch
1919	Doteridae Handlirsch
1919	Hypermegethidae Handlirsch p. 523
1919	Doter Handlirsch p. 532
1919	Doter minor Handlirsch p. 532 fig. 24
1919	Doteridae Handlirsch p. 532
1919	Sypharopteridae Handlirsch p. 564
1922	Hypermegethidae Handlirsch p. 34
1922	Doter Handlirsch p. 49
1922	Doter minor Handlirsch p. 49
1922	Doteridae Handlirsch p. 49
1922	Archaeoptilidae Handlirsch p. 51
1922	Xenoneuridae Handlirsch p. 51
1923	Palaeoptera Martynov
1928	Palaeoptera Martynov p. 4
1928	Kulojidae Martynov p. 7
1930	Kulojidae Martynov p. 84
1932	Kulojidae Martynov
1936	Doter Tillyard p. 440
1936	Doteridae Tillyard p. 440
1936	Doter minor Tillyard p. 443 fig. 1
1954	Doteridae Demoulin p. 334
1962	Frankenholziidae Guthörl p. 227
1967	Sypharopteridae Carpenter p. 79
1992	Palaeoptera Carpenter
1992	Pterygota Carpenter
2005	Pterygota Bechly p. 2
2006	Pterygota Vega et al. p. 327
2007	Palaeoptera Bechly
2012	Pterygota Garrouste et al. p. 82
2014	Palaeoptera Misof et al.
2014	Pterygota Misof et al.
2014	Pterygota Sroka et al. p. 979

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997

Rank	Name	Author
—	Altocrustacea	Regier et al. 2010
superclass	Allotriocarida
—	Athalassocarida
—	Labiocarida	Schwentner et al. 2017
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
—	Cercofilata
class	Insecta
class	Pterygogenea
class	Pterygogenea

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.

Cl. Pterygogenea Brauer 1885 [winged insect]

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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

Collections

No collection or age range data are available