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Metamantodea

Insecta - Mantodea

Taxonomy
Metamantodea was named by Schwarz and Roy (2019). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cernomantodea by Schwarz and Roy (2019).

Subtaxa
Lobipedia
Sister taxa
Lobipedia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Metamantodea Schwarz and Roy p. 112

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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
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
—Holopandictyoptera
superorderDictyopteraLatreille 1829
orderMantodeaBurmeister 1838
suborderNeomantodea
infraorderEumantodea
—Spinomantodea
—Schizomantodea
—Artimantodea
—Cernomantodea
—Metamantodea
—Metamantodea

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. Metamantodea Schwarz and Roy 2019
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Unr. Lobipedia Saussure 1870
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Unr. Mantimorpha Schwarz and Roy 2019
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Unr. Heteromantodea Schwarz and Roy 2019
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Superfm. Eremiaphiloidea Saussure 1869
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Fm. Amelidae Westwood 1889
Invalid names: Eremiaphilidae Saussure 1869 [empty], Toxoderidae Saussure 1869 [empty]
Unr. Pareumantodea Schwarz and Roy 2019
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Unr. Calomantodea Schwarz and Roy 2019
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 Chadronian to the top of the Piacenzian or 37.00000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Eobruneria tessellata (124624)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Litaneutria pilosuspedes (217213)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico Litaneutria pilosuspedes (217210)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Wurttemberg) Mantis boettingensis (113752)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Mantis protogaea (115304)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Niedersachsen) Mantis religiosa (109196)