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Micropterigoidea
Taxonomy
Micropterigoidea was named by Herrich-Schaeffer (1855). It is extant.
It was assigned to Zeugloptera by van Nieukerken et al. (2011) and Sohn et al. (2012); and to Lepidoptera by Regier et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Zeugloptera by van Nieukerken et al. (2011) and Sohn et al. (2012); and to Lepidoptera by Regier et al. (2015).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1855 | Micropterigoidea Herrich-Schaeffer |
| 2011 | Micropterigoidea van Nieukerken et al. p. 212 |
| 2012 | Micropterigoidea Sohn et al. p. 15 |
| 2015 | Micropterigoidea Regier 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.
Superfm. Micropterigoidea Herrich-Schaeffer 1855
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Fm. Micropterigidae Cotes 1889
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G. †Baltimartyria Skalski 1995
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†Baltimartyria proavittella Rebel 1936
†Baltimartyria rasnitsyni Mey 2011
G. †Electrocrania Kuznetsov 1941
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†Electrocrania immensipalpa Kuznetsov 1941
†Electrocrania michalskii Kurz 2015
G. Micropterix Hübner 1825
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†Micropterix anglica Jarzembowski 1980
†Micropterix gertraudae Kurz and Kurz 2010
G. †Parasabatinca Whalley 1978
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†Parasabatinca aftimacrai Whalley 1978
†Parasabatinca caldasae Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
G. Sabatinca Walker 1863
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†Sabatinca cretacea Zhang et al. 2017
†Sabatinca limula Zhang et al. 2017
†Sabatinca perveta Cockerell 1919
†Sabatinca pouilloni Ngô-Muller and Nel 2020
G. †Terncladus Han et al. 2024
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†Terncladus halonatus Han et al. 2024
†Terncladus lunatus Han et al. 2024
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 Callovian to the top of the Priabonian or 166.10000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 157.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 157.3 Ma
Collections (22 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Callovian - Oxfordian | Kazakhstan (Chimkent) | Auliepterix mirabilis (105426) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Lebanon | Micropterigidae indet. (123001) | |
| Aptian | Russian Federation (Buryatia) | Palaeosabatinca zherichini (119498) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Parasabatinca caldasae (123013 125511 149767 152600) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Mongolia (Ara-Hangayn aymag) | Auliepterix minima (123464) | |
| Albian | Jordan | Micropterigidae indet. (124847) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | France | Micropterygidae indet. (123018) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Micropteryx pervetus (123020) Sabatinca perveta, Sabatinca cretacea, Sabatinca limula, Archmosaicus comitatus, Terncladus lunatus, Terncladus halonatus (165561) Sabatinca pouilloni (189531) | |
| Ypresian | Denmark | Moleropterix kalbei (152260) | |
| Priabonian | Germany (Halle) | Bitterfeldopterix lanceata, Klausnitzerellus saxonicus, Saxomicropterix schumanni, Wichardius fossiliphilus (129227) Klausnitzerellus saxonicus, Wichardius fossiliphilus (147606) Wichardius fossiliphilus (124273) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Micropterix anglica (21976) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Baltimartyria rasnitsyni (123757) Electrocrania immensipalpa (124849) Micropterix gertraudae, Electrocrania michalskii (124581) Micropteryx proavittella (123926) |