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Euphasmatodea

Insecta - Phasmatodea

Taxonomy
Euphasmatodea was named by Bradler (1999). It is extant.

It was assigned to Phasmatodea by Bradler (1999), Wedmann et al. (2007) and Simon et al. (2019).

Sister taxa
Neophasmatodea

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Anareolatae Redtenbacher
1999Euphasmatodea Bradler p. 46
2001Anareolatae Zompro p. 233
2004Verophasmatodea Zompro p. 42
2007Euphasmatodea Wedmann et al. p. 565
2011Verophasmatodea Poinar p. 223
2019Euphasmatodea Simon et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
Eukinolabia
Holophasmatodea
orderPhasmatodeaJacobson and Bianchi 1902
Euphasmatodea
Euphasmatodea

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.

Unr. Euphasmatodea Bradler 1999
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G. †Araripephasma Ghirotto et al. 2022
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Araripephasma reliquum Mendes et al. 2019
Unr. Neophasmatodea Engel et al. 2016
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Subfm. †Echinosomiscinae Engel 2016
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G. †Echinosomiscus Engel 2016
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Echinosomiscus primoticus Engel and Wang 2016
G. †Elasmophasma Chen et al. 2018
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Elasmophasma longitubus Yang et al. 2022
Elasmophasma stictum Chen et al. 2018
Unr. Occidophasmata Simon et al. 2019
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Fm. Agathemeridae Bradler 2003
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G. Agathemera Stål 1875
Subfm. Diapheromerinae Kirby 1904
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Tr. Diapheromerini Kirby 1904
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G. Clonistria Stal 1875
Subfm. Pseudophasmatinae Rehn 1904
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Tr. Anisomorphini Redtenbacher 1906
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G. †Eophasmodes Sellick 1997
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Invalid names: Eophasma Sellick 1995 [replaced]
Invalid names: Agathemera reclusa Scudder 1890 [nomen dubium]
Tr. Heteronemiini Rehn 1904
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Invalid names: Bacunculidae Brunner von Wattenwyl 1893 [synonym]
Tr. Pseudophasmatini Rehn 1904
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G. †Eophasmina Sellick 1995
Invalid names: Diapheromeridae Kirby 1904 [invalid subgroup], Pseudophasmatidae Rehn 1904 [invalid subgroup], Pseudophasmatoidea Rehn 1904 [invalid subgroup]
Unr. Oriophasmata Simon et al. 2019
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Fm. Phylliidae Karny 1923 [true leaf insect]
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Subfm. Phylliinae Karny 1923 [true leaf insect]
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G. †Eophyllium Wedmann et al. 2007
G. †Rhabdophasma Yang et al. 2022
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Rhabdophasma arboreum Yang et al. 2022
G. †Tanaophasma Yang et al. 2022
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Tanaophasma applanatum Yang et al. 2022
Invalid names: Anareolatae Redtenbacher 1906 [invalid subgroup], Verophasmatodea Zompro 2004 [invalid subgroup]
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 Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Pliocene or 122.46000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Araripephasma reliquum (217013) Eoproscopia reliquum (203297)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Echinosomiscus primoticus (161726) Elasmophasma stictum, Rhabdophasma arboreum, Tanaophasma applanatum, Elasmophasma longitubus (165561)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Eophyllium messelensis (68475)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Oregon) Eophasma oregonense, Eophasma minor, Eophasmina manchesteri (31715)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Anareolatae indet. (110735 123909 124318)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Agathemera reclusa (106384)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Clonistria dominicana (134455)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Arizona) Calcibacunculus tenuis (152091)