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Taxonomy
Zygentoma was named as a suborder. It is extant.
It was reranked as the order Zygentoma by Carpenter (1992), Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence (2004), Staniczek and Bechly (2007), Sroka et al. (2014), Misof et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Apterygogenea by Carpenter (1992), Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence (2004); to Insecta by Staniczek and Bechly (2007); and to Dicondylia by Sroka et al. (2014), Misof et al. (2014).
It was reranked as the order Zygentoma by Carpenter (1992), Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence (2004), Staniczek and Bechly (2007), Sroka et al. (2014), Misof et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Apterygogenea by Carpenter (1992), Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence (2004); to Insecta by Staniczek and Bechly (2007); and to Dicondylia by Sroka et al. (2014), Misof et al. (2014).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1992 | Zygentoma Carpenter |
| 2004 | Zygentoma Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence |
| 2007 | Zygentoma Staniczek and Bechly |
| 2014 | Zygentoma Misof et al. |
| 2014 | Zygentoma Sroka et al. p. 979 |
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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. Zygentoma [silverfish]
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Subor. Neozygentoma Engel 2006
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Infraor. Euzygentoma Grimaldi and Engel 2005
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Fm. Lepismatidae Latreille 1802 [silverfish]
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G. Allacrotelsa Silvestri 1934
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†Allacrotelsa burmiticus Cockerell 1917
†Allacrotelsa dubia Koch and Berendt 1854
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Invalid names: Lepisma argentata Koch and Berendt 1854 [synonym], Lepisma jubatum von Olfers 1907 [synonym], Lepisma lepidothrix von Olfers 1907 [synonym], Lepismina stricta von Olfers 1907 [synonym]
Invalid names: Lampropholis Menge 1854 [replaced]
G. Lepisma Linnaeus 1758
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Lepisma aurea Dufour 1831
Lepisma piliferum Lucas 1842
Lepisma saccharina Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Forbicina Geoffroy 1762 [objective synonym]
Fm. Nicoletiidae Escherich 1905
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Subfm. Atelurinae Remington 1954
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G. †Archeatelura Mendes 1997
G. †Paleograssiella Mendes and Poinar 2013
G. Trinemurodes Silvestri 1916
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†Trinemurodes antiquus Sturm and Mendes 1998
†Trinemurodes miocenicus Sturm and Mendes 1998
Infraor. †Parazygentoma Engel 2006
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Fm. †Lepidotrichidae Silvestri 1913 [primitive bristletail]
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G. †Lepidotrix Menge 1854
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†Lepidotrix pilifera Menge 1854
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Invalid names: Klebsia horrens von Olfers 1907 [synonym], Lepidion pisciculus Menge 1854 [synonym], Machilopsis affinis von Olfers 1907 [synonym], Micropa stylifera von Olfers 1907 [synonym]
Invalid names: Klebsia von Olfers 1907 [synonym], Lepidion Menge 1854 [synonym], Machilopsis von Olfers 1907 [synonym], Micropa von Olfers 1907 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Turolian or 122.46000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma
Collections (15 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Lepismatidae indet. (122921 123011) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar (Kachin) | Burmalepisma cretacicum (104053) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Cretalepisma kachinicum (144466) Lampropholis burmiticus (123020) | |
| Priabonian | Ukraine | Lepidotrix pilifera, Allacrotelsa dubia (122997) | |
| Priabonian | Poland | Lepidotrix piliferum, Lampropholis dubia, Lepidion pisciculus (120811) Lepisma dubia, Lepisma argentata (109625) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Klebsia horrens, Micropa stylifera, Lepisma jubatum, Lepismina stricta, Lepisma lepidothrix, Machilopsis affinis, Lepisma saccharinum, Lepisma piliferum (123927) Lepidothrix pilifera (123771) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Paleograssiella chiapanicum (125757) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Archeatelura sturmi, Ctenolepisma electrans (140497) Archeatelura sturmi, Ctenolepisma electrans, Hemitrinemura exstincta, Protolepisma tainicum (122472) Trinemurodes antiquus, Trinemurodes miocenicus, Archeatelura sturmi (122982) | |
| Turolian | France (Ardèche) | Lepisma aurea (172761) |