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Occidophasmata

Insecta - Phasmatodea

Taxonomy

Occidophasmata was named by Simon et al. (2019). It is extant.

It was assigned to Neophasmatodea by Simon et al. (2019).

Subtaxa

Agathemeridae, Diapheromeridae, Diapheromerinae, Pseudophasmatidae, Pseudophasmatinae, Pseudophasmatoidea

Synonyms

Diapheromeridae was named by Kirby (1904). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Occidophasmata by Simon et al. (2019).

It was assigned to Verophasmatodea by Poinar (2011).
Pseudophasmatidae was named by Rehn (1904). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Occidophasmata by Simon et al. (2019).

It was assigned to Pseudophasmatoidea by Zompro (2004).
Pseudophasmatoidea was named by Rehn (1904). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Occidophasmata by Simon et al. (2019).

It was assigned to Areolatae by Zompro (2004).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1904	Diapheromeridae Kirby
1904	Pseudophasmatidae Rehn
1904	Pseudophasmatoidea Rehn
2004	Pseudophasmatidae Zompro p. 93
2004	Pseudophasmatoidea Zompro p. 133
2011	Diapheromeridae Poinar p. 223
2019	Occidophasmata Simon et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia
—	Paranotalia

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Pterygota	()
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
—	Polyneoptera	Martynov 1938
—	Eukinolabia
—	Holophasmatodea
order	Phasmatodea	Jacobson and Bianchi 1902
—	Euphasmatodea
—	Neophasmatodea
—	Occidophasmata
—	Occidophasmata

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.

Unr. Occidophasmata Simon et al. 2019

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Fm. Agathemeridae Bradler 2003

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G. Agathemera Stål 1875

Subfm. Diapheromerinae Kirby 1904

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Tr. Diapheromerini Kirby 1904

G. Clonistria Stal 1875

†Clonistria dominicana Poinar 2011

Subfm. Pseudophasmatinae Rehn 1904

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Tr. Anisomorphini Redtenbacher 1906

G. †Eophasmodes Sellick 1997

†Eophasmodes minor Sellick 1995

†Eophasmodes oregonense Sellick 1995

Invalid names: Eophasma Sellick 1995 [replaced]

Invalid names: Agathemera reclusa Scudder 1890 [nomen dubium]

Tr. Heteronemiini Rehn 1904

Invalid names: Bacunculidae Brunner von Wattenwyl 1893 [synonym]

Tr. Pseudophasmatini Rehn 1904

G. †Eophasmina Sellick 1995

†Eophasmina manchesteri Sellick 1995

Invalid names: Diapheromeridae Kirby 1904 [invalid subgroup], Pseudophasmatidae Rehn 1904 [invalid subgroup], Pseudophasmatoidea Rehn 1904 [invalid subgroup]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

chitinc

Environment:

terrestrialc

Locomotion:

actively mobilep

Created:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Modified:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Source: c = class, p = phylum

References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Uintan to the top of the Pliocene or 46.20000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 39.7 Ma

Collections (4 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Uintan	46.2 - 39.7	USA (Oregon)	Eophasma oregonense, Eophasma minor, Eophasmina manchesteri (31715)
Chadronian	37.2 - 33.9	USA (Colorado)	Agathemera reclusa (106384)
Burdigalian - Langhian	20.44 - 13.82	Dominican Republic	Clonistria dominicana (134455)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.588	USA (Arizona)	Calcibacunculus tenuis (152091)