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Brontogryllus

Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllidae

Taxonomy
Brontogryllus was named by Martins-Neto (1991). Its type is Brontogryllus excelsus.

It was assigned to Gryllospeculinae by Martins-Neto (1991), Gorochov (1995).

Species
B. excelsus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Brontogryllus Martins-Neto p. 83
1995Brontogryllus Gorochov p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderGryllidea
familyGryllidae()
subfamilyGryllospeculinae
genusBrontogryllus

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.

G. †Brontogryllus Martins-Neto 1991
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†Brontogryllus excelsus Martins-Neto 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Ontogeny: moltingsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:58:43
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:58:43
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) B. excelsus (125510)