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Metamphiesmenoptera

Insecta

Taxonomy
Metamphiesmenoptera was named by Engel (2022). It is extant.

It was assigned to Amphiesmenoptera by Engel (2022).

Subtaxa
Cladochoroptera, Euamphiesmenoptera
Sister taxa
Euamphiesmenoptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Metamphiesmenoptera Engel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAmphiesmenopteraKiriakoff 1948
—Metamphiesmenoptera
—Metamphiesmenoptera

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. Metamphiesmenoptera Engel 2022
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Unr. Euamphiesmenoptera Engel 2022
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Or. †Eocoronoptera Engel 2022
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Fm. †Eocoronidae Tindale 1980
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G. †Eocorona Tindale 1980
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†Eocorona iani Tindale 1980
Unr. Panendymenoptera Engel 2022
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Unr. Endymenoptera Engel 2022
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Unr. Stelloptera Engel 2022
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Or. Lepidoptera Linnaeus 1758 [moth]
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Invalid names: Papilionida Laicharting 1781 [synonym]
Or. Trichoptera Kirby 1815 [caddisfly]
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Invalid names: Phryganoidea Handlirsch 1906 [synonym]
Or. †Tarachoptera Mey et al. 2017
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Fm. †Tarachocelidae Mey et al. 2017
Or. †Necrotrichoptera Engel 2022
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Fm. †Necrotauliidae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Acisarcuatus Liu et al. 2014
G. †Anecrotaulius Engel 2022
G. †Archiptilia Handlirsch 1939
G. †Austaulius Kelly et al. 2018
G. †Cretotaulius Sukacheva 1982
G. †Epididontus Handlirsch 1939
G. †Karataulius Sukacheva 1968
G. †Mesotrichopteridium Handlirsch 1906
G. †Metarchitaulius Handlirsch 1939
G. †Nannotrichopteron Handlirsch 1906
G. †Necrotaulius Handlirsch 1906
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Invalid names: Karatauliodes Sukacheva 1968 [synonym]
G. †Palaeotaulius Handlirsch 1939
G. †Paranecrotaulius Engel 2022
G. †Pararchitaulius Handlirsch 1939
G. †Parataulius Handlirsch 1939
G. †Paratrichopteridium Handlirsch 1906
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Invalid names: Architaulius Handlirsch 1939 [synonym]
G. †Pseudorthophlebia Handlirsch 1906
G. †Pteromixanum Sukatsheva and Jarzembowski 2001
G. †Scyphindusia Sukatsheva 1985
Invalid names: Cladochoroptera Engel 2022 [empty]
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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Westphalian C to the top of the Holocene or 314.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 309.8 Ma

Collections (491 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czech Republic Phryganea kolbi, Phryganea arenacea (125662)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8Czech Republic Phryganea solitaria (155300)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation (Komi) Adoptysma anomalanala (97621)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Russian Federation (Vologda) Cladochorista issadica (104754)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Australia (New South Wales) Cladochorista belmontensis (122423 122433)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation (Vladimir) Prorhyacophila rasnitsyni, Cladochoristella ryzhkovae (113351)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17South Africa (Natal) Cladochoristidae indet. (124428)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Sanctipaulus mendesi (116119)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Prophilopotamus asiaticus, Cladochorista multivenosa (106088) Prorhyacophila furcata, Necrotaulius proximus (110765) Prorhyacophila rara, Prorhyacophila batkenica, Cladochoristella sola, Cladochorista curta (163987)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Shaanxi) Folindusia sp. (183209)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Xinjiang) Terrindusia sp. (196151)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Australia (Queensland) Eocorona iani (122246) Prorhyacophila colliveri, Cladochoristella bryani (106484)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany Lepidoptera indet., Glossata indet. (191173)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (Somerset) Austaulius furcatus (193353)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Hemerobius sp. 1, Hemerobius sp. 2 (115246) Necrotaulius sp. (113957 114644) Necrotaulius sp., Necrotaulius apicalis, Necrotaulius stigmaticus (115222)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5Germany (Niedersachsen) Lepidoptera indet., Glossata indet. (191174)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (England) Necrotaulius furcatus (115368)
Turneri196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (Dorset) Austaulius haustrum (189409)
Turneri196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Archaeolepis mane (114645)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany Liadotaulius maior, Necrotaulius parvulus, Mesotrichopteridium intermedium (114991) Paratrichopteridium angustum, Paratrichopteridium areatum, Paratrichopteridium breve, Liadotaulius acutipennis, Pararchitaulius ovalis, Palaeotaulius vicinus, Paratrichopteridium costale, Paratrichopteridium efossum, Parataulius jurassicus, Nannotrichopteron gracile, Metarchitaulius longus, Epididontus geinitzianus, Orthophlebia parvula, Necrotaulius pygmaeus, Necrotaulius minimus, Necrotaulius nanus, Necrotaulius dobbertinensis, Necrotaulius intermedius, Mesotrichopteridium pusillum, Necrotaulius similis, Necrotaulius pullus, Necrotaulius megapolitanus, Necrotaulius maculatus, Necrotaulius ellipticus, Archiptilia ovata, Orthophlebia furcata, Orthophlebia furcata (123987)