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Sphaeropsocetae

Insecta - Psocodea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Sphaeropsocetae de Moya et al.
2024Sphaeropsocetae Hakim and Azar p. 169

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
RankNameAuthor
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
orderPsocodea
suborderTroctomorpha
infraorderSphaeropsocetae
infraorderSphaeropsocetae

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.

Infraor. Sphaeropsocetae de Moya et al. 2020
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G. †Libanomphientomum Choufani et al. 2011
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†Libanomphientomum nudum Choufani et al. 2011
Fm. Sphaeropsocidae Kolbe 1883
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G. †Asphaeropsocites Azar et al. 2010
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†Asphaeropsocites neli Azar et al. 2010
G. †Sphaeropsocites Grimaldi and Engel 2006
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†Sphaeropsocites lebanensis Grimaldi and Engel 2006
G. †Sphaeropsocoides Grimaldi and Engel 2006
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†Sphaeropsocoides canadensis Grimaldi and Engel 2006
G. Sphaeropsocus Hagen 1882
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†Sphaeropsocus kuenowii Hagen 1882
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Invalid names: Atropos succinica Hagen 1882 [synonym]
Invalid names: Palaeotroctes Enderlein 1911 [synonym]
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 Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Priabonian or 125.77000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Lebanon Asphaeropsocites neli, Libanomphientomum nudus (122471) Sphaeropsocites lebanensis (122359)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Sphaeropsocoides canadensis (122383)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Sphaeropsocus kuenowii (113621 122996 122997)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Atropos succinica, Sphaeropsocus kuenowii (123962) Palaeotroctes succinicus (123221) Sphaeropsocus kuenowii (124370) Sphaeropsocus kunowi (124073)