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Embiidae
Taxonomy
Embidae was named by Burmeister (1839). It is extant. Its type is Embia.
It was corrected as Embiidae by Ross (1956), Engel and Grimaldi (2006), Miller (2009), Engel and Grimaldi (2011), Miller et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Neoembiodea by Engel and Grimaldi (2006), Engel and Grimaldi (2011); and to Embioptera by Ross (1956), Miller (2009), Miller et al. (2012).
It was corrected as Embiidae by Ross (1956), Engel and Grimaldi (2006), Miller (2009), Engel and Grimaldi (2011), Miller et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Neoembiodea by Engel and Grimaldi (2006), Engel and Grimaldi (2011); and to Embioptera by Ross (1956), Miller (2009), Miller et al. (2012).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1956 | Embiidae Ross |
| 2006 | Embiidae Engel and Grimaldi p. 14 |
| 2009 | Embiidae Miller p. 12 |
| 2011 | Embiidae Engel and Grimaldi p. 199 |
| 2012 | Embiidae Miller et al. p. 561 |
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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.
Fm. Embiidae Burmeister 1839
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G. †Electroembia Ross 1956
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†Electroembia antiqua Pictet and Hagen 1856
†Electroembia olmii Anisyutkin and Perkovsky 2024
G. Embia Latreille 1829
Invalid names: Scelembiinae Ross 2001 [empty]
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 Ypresian to the top of the Chadronian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian | France (Oise) | Galloembia raholai (123850) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Electroembia antiqua (123771) Electroembia olmii (110735) | |
| Priabonian | Poland | Embia antiqua (109625) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Embia florissantensis (106379 106381) |