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Petroperlinae

Insecta - Plecoptera - Peltoperlidae

Taxonomy
Petroperlidae was named by Sroka et al. (2018). Its type is Petroperla.

It was reranked as the subfamily Petroperlinae by Chen et al. (2025).

It was assigned to Systellognatha by Sroka et al. (2018), Chen and Xu (2022); and to Peltoperlidae by Chen et al. (2025).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Petroperlidae Sroka et al. p. 4
2020Borisoperlinae Chen and Xu
2022Petroperlidae Chen and Xu p. 2
2023Borisoperlinae Chen p. 2
2025Petroperlinae Chen et al. p. 4

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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
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
Plecopterida
orderPlecoptera
suborderArctoperlariaZwick 1973
infraorderSystellognathaEnderlein 1969
familyPeltoperlidae
subfamilyPetroperlinae()
subfamilyPetroperlinae()

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. †Petroperlinae Sroka et al. 2018
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G. †Borisoperla Chen and Xu 2020
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Borisoperla kondratieffi Chen and Xu 2020
G. †Branchioperla Sroka and Staniczek 2019
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Branchioperla ianstewarti Sroka and Staniczek 2019
G. †Dewaltoperla Chen 2023
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Dewaltoperla edwardi Chen 2023
G. †Graciloperla Chen et al. 2025
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Graciloperla bulbosa Chen et al. 2025
Graciloperla stylata Chen et al. 2025
G. †Lapisperla Sroka et al. 2018
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Lapisperla keithrichardsi Sroka et al. 2018
G. †Ovaloperla Chen and Xu 2022
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Ovaloperla staniczeki Chen and Xu 2022
G. †Petroperla Sroka et al. 2018
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Petroperla mickjaggeri Sroka et al. 2018
G. †Zwickoperla Chen and Wang 2020
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Zwickoperla brevicauda Chen and Wang 2020
Invalid names: Borisoperlinae Chen and Xu 2020 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitino
Ontogeny: moltingo
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volanto
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Vision: well-developedo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2011-07-02 09:44:25
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:44:25
Source: o = order
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Dewaltoperla edwardi, Graciloperla bulbosa, Graciloperla stylata (194479) Petroperla mickjaggeri, Lapisperla keithrichardsi, Branchioperla ianstewarti (123053) Zwickoperla brevicauda, Borisoperla kondratieffi, Ovaloperla staniczeki (161726)