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Psammotermitidae
Taxonomy
Psammotermitinae was named by Holmgren (1911). It is extant.
It was reranked as the family Psammotermitidae by Hellemans et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Rhinotermitidae by Nel and Paicheler (1993), Engel (2011), Krishna et al. (2013); and to Neoisoptera by Hellemans et al. (2024).
It was reranked as the family Psammotermitidae by Hellemans et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Rhinotermitidae by Nel and Paicheler (1993), Engel (2011), Krishna et al. (2013); and to Neoisoptera by Hellemans et al. (2024).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1911 | Psammotermitinae Holmgren |
| 1993 | Psammotermitinae Nel and Paicheler p. 154 |
| 2011 | Psammotermitinae Engel |
| 2013 | Psammotermitinae Krishna et al. |
| 2024 | Psammotermitidae Hellemans et al. |
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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. Psammotermitidae Holmgren 1911
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Subfm. Prorhinotermitinae Quennedey and Deligne 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | India (Gujarat) | Zophotermes sp., Zophotermes ashoki (124463) |