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Mesotitanini

Insecta - Orthoptera - Mesotitanidae

Taxonomy
Mesotitanini was named by Tillyard (1925). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mesotitaninae by Béthoux (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Mesotitanini Tillyard
1968Gigatitanidae Sharov
2007Mesotitanini Béthoux p. 154
2007Gigatitanidae Gorochov p. 622

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderTitanoptera()
suborderMesotitaninaTillyard 1925
familyMesotitanidae
subfamilyMesotitaninae
tribeMesotitaniniTillyard 1925
tribeMesotitaniniTillyard 1925

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.

Tr. †Mesotitanini Tillyard 1925
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G. †Gigatitan Sharov 1968
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Gigatitan extensus Sharov 1968
Gigatitan magnificus Sharov 1968
Gigatitan ovatus Sharov 1968
Gigatitan similis Sharov 1968
Gigatitan vulgaris Sharov 1968
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Invalid names: Ootitan curtis Sharov 1968 [synonym]
G. †Mesotitan Tillyard 1916
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Mesotitan giganteus Tillyard 1916
Mesotitan ovalis Sharov 1968
Mesotitan primitivus Sharov 1968
Mesotitan superior Sharov 1968
Invalid names: Ultratitan Sharov 1968 [synonym]
Invalid names: Gigatitanini Sharov 1968 [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Ladinian or 247.20000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) Mesotitan sp., Mesotitan giganteus (111729)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Prototitan primitivus, Gigatitan ovatus, Gigatitan similis, Nanotitan magnificus, Nanotitan extentus (106088) Prototitan primitivus, Ootitan curtis (113468) Prototitan primitivus, Ultratitan superior, Paratitan ovalis, Gigatitan vulgaris, Ootitan curtis, Nanotitan magnificus, Nanotitan extentus (110763)