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Myxophaga
Taxonomy
Myxophaga was named by Crowson (1955). It is extant.
It was assigned to Coleoptera by Crowson (1981), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011); to Metacoleoptera by Boudinot et al. (2022); and to Eucoleoptera by Cai et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Coleoptera by Crowson (1981), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011); to Metacoleoptera by Boudinot et al. (2022); and to Eucoleoptera by Cai et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1955 | Myxophaga Crowson |
| 1981 | Myxophaga Crowson p. 694 |
| 1995 | Myxophaga Lawrence and Newton, Jr. |
| 2011 | Myxophaga Bouchard et al. p. 97 |
| 2022 | Myxophaga Boudinot et al. |
| 2022 | Myxophaga Cai 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.
Subor. Myxophaga Crowson 1955
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Superfm. Lepiceroidea Hinton 1936
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Fm. Lepiceridae Hinton 1936
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G. †Haplochelus Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2006
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†Haplochelus ankylosaurus Jałoszyński et al. 2020
†Lepicerus georissoides Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2006
Invalid names: Lepiceratus Jałoszyński et al. 2020 [synonym]
G. Lepicerus Motschulsky 1855
G. †Lepichelus Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2017
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†Lepichelus mumia Jałoszyński and Yamamoto 2017
†Lepichelus pretiosus Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2013
Invalid names: Lepiceroides Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2013 [replaced]
Invalid names: Cyathoceridae Scharp 1882 [synonym], Haplochelidae Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2006 [synonym], Lepicerinae Hinton 1936 [empty]
Superfm. Sphaeriusoidea
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Fm. Hydroscaphidae LeConte 1874 [skiff beetle]
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Subfm. Hydroscaphinae LeConte 1874
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Subfm. †Leehermaniinae Kirejtshuk et al. 2023
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Subfm. †Triamyxinae Qvarnström et al. 2021
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Fm. Sphaeriusidae Erichson 1845
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G. Bezesporum Fikáček et al. 2022
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†Bezesporum burmiticum Fikáček et al. 2022
†Bezesporum huchengi Li et al. 2024
Invalid names: Microsporidae Crotch 1873 [synonym]
Invalid names: Sphaeriidae Erichson 1845 [empty], Torridincolidae Steffan 1964 [empty]
Invalid names: Sphaeriiformia [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 254.14000 to 93.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 249.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 249.9 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Changhsingian - Induan | Russian Federation | Palaeoscapha tunguskaensis (229880) | |
| Longobardian | China (Shaanxi) | Myxophaga indet. (183209) | |
| Tuvalian | Poland (Opole) | Triamyxa coprolithica (61449) | |
| Norian | USA (North Carolina) | Leehermania prorova (55493 106479) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Liaoning) | Hydroscapha jeholensis (111725) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Burmasporum rossi (123020) Lepiceratus ankylosaurus, Bezesporum burmiticum (184691) Lepicerus mumia (111688) Sphaerius martini, Crowsonaerius minutus, Bezesporum huchengi (161726) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar (Kachin) | Haplochelus georissoides, Lepiceroides pretiosus (104053) |