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Symphypleona

Collembola - Symphypleona

Taxonomy

Symphypleona was named by Borner (1901). It is extant.

It was assigned to Collembola by Sánchez-García and Engel (2016); and to Collembola by Christiansen and Nascimbene (2006) and Sánchez-García and Engel (2016).

Subtaxa

Appendiciphora, Sminthuridida, Sminthurus crassicaudatus, Sminthurus cristatus, Sminthurus gracillimus, Sminthurus longidens, Sminthurus longipes

Synonyms

Sminthurus longipes was named by von Olfers (1907). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Baltic amber, Konigsberg collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Handschin (1926).
Sminthurus gracillimus was named by von Olfers (1907). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Baltic amber, Konigsberg collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Handschin (1926).
Sminthurus crassicaudatus was named by von Olfers (1907). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Baltic amber, Konigsberg collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Handschin (1926).
Sminthurus cristatus was named by von Olfers (1907). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Baltic amber, Konigsberg collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Handschin (1926).
Sminthurus longidens was named by von Olfers (1907). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Baltic amber, Konigsberg collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Handschin (1926).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1901	Symphypleona Borner
1907	Sminthurus crassicaudatus von Olfers p. 29 fig. 86
1907	Sminthurus cristatus von Olfers p. 29 fig. 87
1907	Sminthurus gracillimus von Olfers p. 29 fig. 85
1907	Sminthurus longidens von Olfers p. 29 fig. 88
1907	Sminthurus longipes von Olfers p. 29 fig. 84
2006	Symphypleona Christiansen and Nascimbene
2016	Symphypleona Sánchez-García and Engel p. 43

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda

Rank	Name	Author
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
—	Ellipura	Börner 1910
class	Collembola	(Lubbock 1871)
order	Symphypleona	Borner 1901
order	Symphypleona	Borner 1901

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.

Or. Symphypleona Borner 1901

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Subor. Appendiciphora Bretfeld 1986

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Infraor. Katianniformia Bretfeld 1986

Superfm. Katiannoidea Börner 1913

Fm. Arrhopalitidae Stach 1956

G. Arrhopalites Börner 1906

Fm. Katiannidae Börner 1913

G. †Cretokatianna Sánchez-García and Engel 2016

G. †Keratopygos Christiansen and Pike 2002

G. Sminthurinus Börner 1901

Invalid names: Collophoridae Bretfeld 1999 [empty], Spinothecidae Delamare-Deboutteville 1961 [empty]

Superfm. Sturmioidea Bretfeld 1994

Invalid names: Sturmiidae Bretfeld 1994 [empty]

Infraor. Sminthuriformia Bretfeld 1986

Superfm. Dicyrtomoidea Borner 1906

Fm. Dicyrtomidae Borner 1906

G. Ptenothrix Borner 1906

Invalid names: Dicyrtominae Borner 1906 [empty], Ptenothricinae Richards 1968 [empty]

Superfm. Sminthuroidea Lubbock 1862

Fm. Bourletiellidae Börner 1913

G. Bourletiella Banks 1899

G. Fasciosminthurus Gisin 1960

Fm. Sminthuridae Lubbock 1862 [globular springtail]

G. †Katiannasminthurus Sánchez-García and Engel 2016

Subfm. Sminthurinae Lubbock 1862

Subfm. Sphyrothecinae Betsch 1980

Subor. Sminthuridida Bretfeld 1986

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Superfm. Sminthuridoidea Börner 1906

Fm. Sminthurididae Börner 1906

G. †Electrosminthuridia Robin et al. 2019

†Electrosminthuridia helibionta Robin et al. 2019

G. †Pseudosminthurides Sánchez-García and Engel 2016

†Pseudosminthurides stoechus Sánchez-García and Engel 2016

Invalid names: Mackenziellidae Yosii 1961 [empty]

Invalid names: Sminthurus crassicaudatus von Olfers 1907 [nomen dubium], Sminthurus cristatus von Olfers 1907 [nomen dubium], Sminthurus gracillimus von Olfers 1907 [nomen dubium], Sminthurus longidens von Olfers 1907 [nomen dubium], Sminthurus longipes von Olfers 1907 [nomen dubium]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

chitino

Environment:

terrestrialo

Locomotion:

actively mobilep

Created:

2017-04-17 09:56:34

Modified:

2017-04-17 09:56:34

Source: o = order, p = phylum

References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Langhian or 105.30000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 99.6 Ma

Collections (14 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian	105.3 - 99.6	Spain (Álava)	Pseudosminthurides stoechus, Archeallacma dolichopoda, Sminthurus sp. 1, Fasciosminthurus sp., Arrhopalites sp., Sminthurus sp. 2 (108769)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Myanmar	Sminthuridae indet., Grinnellia ventis, Sminthuricinus decepta, Mucrovirga incompleta, Sminthurconus grimaldi (111688)
Middle Campanian	83.5 - 70.6	Canada (Alberta)	Brevimucronus anomalus (104932) Keratopygos megalos (122390)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Russian Federation (Kaliningrad)	Allacma plumosa (127170) Sminthurus sp., Sminthurus longipes, Sminthurus gracillimus, Sminthurus crassicaudatus, Sminthurus cristatus, Sminthurus longidens, Allacma plumosetosa, Allacma plumosa, Allacma setosa, Sminthurus fuscus (123927) Sminthurus succineus, Allacma plumosetosa, Allacma plumosa, Allacma setosa (124073) Symphypleona indet. (201682)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Poland	Sminthurus longicornis, Sminthurus brevicornis, Sminthurus ovatulus (109625) Sminthurus succineus (123438)
Burdigalian - Langhian	20.44 - 13.82	Dominican Republic	Electrosminthuridia helibionta (122982) Sphyrotheca sp. (134944 140492)
Langhian	15.97 - 13.82	China (Fujian)	Sphyrotheca sp., Sminthurinus sp., Ptenothrix sp. (220273)