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Filarioidea

Enoplea - Rhabditida

Taxonomy
Filarioidea was named by Chabaud and Anderson (1959). It is extant.

It was assigned to Spiruromorpha by Poinar (2011).

Subtaxa
Filariidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Filarioidea Chabaud and Anderson
2011Filarioidea Poinar p. 281

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—CycloneuraliaAhlrichs 1995
—Nematoidea
phylumNematodaPotts 1932
RankNameAuthor
classEnopleaInglis 1983
subclassDorylaimiaInglis 1983
orderRhabditidaChitwood 1933
suborderSpirurinaRailliet and Henry 1915
infraorderSpiruromorphaDe Ley and Blaxter 2002
superfamilyFilarioideaChabaud and Anderson 1959
superfamilyFilarioideaChabaud and Anderson 1959

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. Filarioidea Chabaud and Anderson 1959
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Fm. Filariidae Chabaud and Anderson 1959
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G. †Cascofilaria Poinar 2011
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†Cascofilaria baltica Poinar 2011
†Cascofilaria dominicana Poinar 2011
†Cascofilaria parva Poinar 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Langhian or 38.00000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Cascofilaria baltica (125139)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Cascofilaria dominicana, Cascofilaria parva (122472)