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Hylecoetidae
Taxonomy
Hylecoeti was named by Germar (1818). It is extant. Its type is Hylecoetus.
It was corrected as Hylecoetinae by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011), Cai et al. (2022); it was reranked as the family Hylecoetidae by Batelka et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Lymexylidae by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011), Cai et al. (2022); and to Lymexyloidea by Batelka et al. (2025).
It was corrected as Hylecoetinae by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011), Cai et al. (2022); it was reranked as the family Hylecoetidae by Batelka et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Lymexylidae by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011), Cai et al. (2022); and to Lymexyloidea by Batelka et al. (2025).
Subtaxa
Entered
by E. Leckey (authorized by D. Smith) on 2006-01-20; modified by M. Clapham on 2025-10-16
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1995 | Hylecoetinae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. |
| 2011 | Hylecoetinae Bouchard et al. |
| 2022 | Hylecoetinae Cai et al. |
| 2025 | Hylecoetidae Batelka 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. Hylecoetidae Germar 1818
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Subfm. Hylecoetinae Germar 1818
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Subfm. Melittommatinae Wheeler 1986
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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: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Sarmatian or 37.00000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Ponomarenkylon alexandri (122591) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Lymexylon lacustrinum (106381) | |
| Sarmatian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Hylecoetus cylindricus (117252) |