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Sphyrothecinae

Collembola - Symphypleona - Sminthuridae

Taxonomy
Sphyrothecinae was named by Betsch (1980). It is extant. Its type is Sphyrotheca.

It was assigned to Sminthuridae by Sánchez-García and Engel (2016), Sánchez-García and Engel (2016).

Subtaxa
Sphyrotheca (type genus), Sphyrotheciscus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Sphyrothecinae Betsch
2016Sphyrothecinae Sánchez-García and Engel p. 47

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
RankNameAuthor
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—EllipuraBörner 1910
classCollembola(Lubbock 1871)
orderSymphypleonaBorner 1901
suborderAppendiciphoraBretfeld 1986
infraorderSminthuriformiaBretfeld 1986
superfamilySminthuroideaLubbock 1862
familySminthuridaeLubbock 1862
subfamilySphyrothecinaeBetsch 1980
subfamilySphyrothecinaeBetsch 1980

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.

Subfm. Sphyrothecinae Betsch 1980
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G. Sphyrotheca Borner 1906
G. †Sphyrotheciscus Sánchez-García and Engel 2016
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†Sphyrotheciscus senectus Sánchez-García and Engel 2016
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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Langhian or 106.30000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain (Álava) Arrhopalites sp. (108769)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Sphyrotheca sp. (134944 140492)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82China (Fujian) Sphyrotheca sp. (220273)