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Clamboidea

Insecta - Coleoptera

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Clamboidea Fischer von Waldheim
1857Eucinetoidea Lacordaire
1861Derodontoidea LeConte
1981Eucinetoidea Crowson p. 695
1995Derodontoidea Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2011Derodontoidea Bouchard et al.
2014Derodontoidea Zahradník and Háva p. 307
2022Clamboidea Cai et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
—Clambiformia
superfamilyClamboidea
superfamilyClamboidea

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.

Superfm. Clamboidea Fischer von Waldheim 1821
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Fm. Clambidae Fischer von Waldheim 1821 [minute beetle]
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Subfm. Acalyptomerinae Crowson 1979
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G. Acalyptomerus Crowson 1979
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†Acalyptomerus thayerae Cai and Lawrence 2019
Subfm. Clambinae Fischer von Waldheim 1821
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G. Clambus Fischer von Waldheim 1821
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†Clambus helheimricus Alekseev 2017
G. †Eoclambus Kirejtshuk and Azar 2008
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†Eoclambus rugidorsum Kirejtshuk and Azar 2008
G. Sphaerothorax Endrödy-Younga 1959
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†Sphaerothorax uenoi Cai and Lawrence 2019
Invalid names: Calyptomerinae Crowson 1955 [empty], Ptismidae Kirejtshuk and Azar 2016 [synonym]
Fm. Derodontidae LeConte 1861 [tooth-necked fungus beetle]
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Subfm. Laricobiinae Mulsant and Rey 1863
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G. Laricobius Rosenhauer 1846
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G. †Mesocryptogastra Lin 1977
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Subfm. Peltasticinae LeConte 1861
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G. †Juropeltastica Cai et al. 2014
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†Juropeltastica sinica Cai et al. 2014
Invalid names: Derodontinae LeConte 1861 [empty]
Fm. Eucinetidae Lacordaire 1857 [plate-thigh beetle]
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G. †Cretohlezkus Jałoszyński 2019
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†Cretohlezkus alleni Jałoszyński 2019
G. Eucinetus Germar 1818
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†Eucinetus debilispinus Li and Cai 2024
†Eucinetus nikolaevae Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2019
†Eucinetus panghongae Li and Cai 2024
†Eucinetus parvus Du et al. 2020
†Eucinetus zhenhuai Li and Cai 2024
G. †Huaxiacinectus Hong 1995
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Fm. †Mesocinetidae Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2010
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G. †Manoelodes Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2010
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†Manoelodes gratiosus Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2010
G. †Manopsis Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2010
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†Manopsis concavicollis Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2010
G. †Mesocinetus Ponomarenko 1986
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†Mesocinetus aequalis Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2010
†Mesocinetus angustitibialis Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2010
†Mesocinetus elumbis Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2010
†Mesocinetus mongolicus Ponomarenko 1986
†Mesocinetus ovatus Ponomarenko 1990
†Mesocinetus subjectus Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2010
G. †Parashartegus Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2010
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†Parashartegus distinctus Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2010
G. †Shartegus Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2010
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†Shartegus transversus Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 2010
Invalid names: Derodontoidea LeConte 1861 [synonym], Eucinetoidea Lacordaire 1857 [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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Callovian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 166.10000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 157.3 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Nei Mongol) Juropeltastica sinica (113371)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Mongolia Mesocinetus aequalis (121393 164949) Mesocinetus aequalis, Mesocinetus angustitibialis, Mesocinetus elumbis, Mesocinetus subjectus, Shartegus transversus, Manopsis concavicollis, Manoelodes gratiosus (104748) Parashartegus distinctus (121394)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4China (Gansu) Huaxiacinectus xinyaoensis, Huaxiacinectus xiangfanggouensis (140467)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Lebanon Eoclambus rugidorsum (122471) Ptisma zasukhae (154705)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Govi-Altai) Mesocinetus mongolicus (122332)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Mesocinetidae indet. (113349 113350)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Kobdo aimak) Mesocinetus mongolicus (104054)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Russian Federation (Chita) Mesocinetus ovatus (114316)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Acalyptomerus thayerae, Sphaerothorax uenoi, Eucinetus debilispinus, Eucinetus panghongae, Eucinetus zhenhuai (161726) Cretohlezkus alleni (200768) Eucinetus parvus (198811) Sphaerothorax uenoi (184691)
Paleocene - Eocene66.0 - 33.9China (Yunnan) Mesocryptogastra sinensis (165276)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Helodidae indet. (119816)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Eucinetus nikolaevae (21976)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Clambus helheimricus (123419)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greenland Laricobius caucasicus (160109)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Helodidae indet. (168265 168266 168267 168268 168269 168270 168271 168272)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Warwickshire) Helodidae indet. (169389 169390)