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Heptageniidae (stream mayfly)

Insecta - Ephemeroptera - Heptageniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Heptageniidae Needham
1979Heptageniidae McCafferty and Edmunds
1989Heptageniidae Zhang p. 22
1992Heptageniidae Carpenter
2004Heptageniidae Kluge

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
Euhydropalaeoptera
PanephemeropteraCrampton 1928
Ephemerida(Latreille 1810)
Heptabranchia
orderEphemeropteraHyatt and Arms 1890
EuplectopteraTillyard 1932
AnteritornaKluge 1993
BidentisataKluge 1993
BranchitergaliaKluge 1998
Heptagennota
familyHeptageniidae
familyHeptageniidae

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. Heptageniidae Needham 1901 [stream mayfly]
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G. †Amerogenia Sinitshenkova 2000 [Mayfly]
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Amerogenia macrops Sinitshenkova 2000 [Mayfly]
G. †Cruscolli Mueller and Demers-Potvin 2024
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Cruscolli sheppardae Mueller and Demers-Potvin 2024
Subfm. Ecdyonurinae Ulmer 1920
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Tr. Ecdyonurini Ulmer 1920
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G. Ecdyonurus Eaton 1868
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G. †Electrogenia Demoulin 1956
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Electrogenia dewalschei Demoulin 1956
Subfm. Heptageniinae Needham 1901
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G. Heptagenia Walsh 1863
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Heptagenia atypica Demoulin 1968
Heptagenia bachofeni Demoulin 1968
Heptagenia fluminea Zhang 1989
Heptagenia gleissi Demoulin 1968
Heptagenia ligata Demoulin 1968
Heptagenia senex Demoulin 1968
Tr. Kageroniini Wang and McCafferty 2004
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G. Kageronia Matsumura 1931
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Kageronia fuscogrisea Retzius 1783
G. Maccaffertium Bednarik 1979
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Maccaffertium annae Macadam and Ross 2016
Tr. Stenonematini Wang and McCafferty 2004
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G. Stenonema Traver 1933
Invalid names: Heptageniini Needham 1901 [empty]
G. †Miocoenogenia Tshernova 1962
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Miocoenogenia gorbunovi Tshernova 1962
G. †Pseudokageronia Masselot and Nel 1999
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Pseudokageronia thomasi Masselot and Nel 1999
Subfm. Rhithrogeninae Lestage 1917
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G. †Burshtynogena Godunko and Sontag 2004
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Burshtynogena fereci Godunko and Sontag 2004
Tr. Cinygmatini Kluge 1988
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G. Cinygma Eaton 1885
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Cinygma baltica Demoulin 1968
G. †Longiheptagenia Yang et al. 2023
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Longiheptagenia bipartita Yang et al. 2023
Longiheptagenia elegantula Yang et al. 2023
Tr. Rhithrogenini Lestage 1917
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G. Rhithrogena Eaton 1881
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Rhithrogena sepulta Demoulin 1968
G. †Succinogenia Demoulin 1965
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Succinogenia larssoni Demoulin 1965
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 Cenomanian to the top of the Messinian or 100.50000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Cruscolli sheppardae (208027)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Longiheptagenia elegantula, Longiheptagenia bipartita (165561)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Amerogenia macrops (110895)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Heptageniidae indet. (138447)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Ecdyonurus groehnorum (110735) Ecdyonurus leopoliensis (124525) Electrogenia dewalschei (124529) Heptagenia bachofeni (123870 123936) Heptagenia fuscogrisea (155056) Rhithrogena sp., Cinygma baltica, Heptagenia senex, Heptagenia atypica, Heptagenia gleissi, Rhithrogena sepulta (124088) Rhithrogena sp., Heptagenia ligata (123420)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Burshtynogena fereci (110737)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Denmark Succinogenia larssoni (123762)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico Maccaffertium annae (146607)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Ephemerella shanwangensis (128549) Heptagenia sp. (128550 128552) Heptagenia sp., Ecdyonurus sp. (128551)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Miocoenogenia gorbunovi (152089)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Cantal) Pseudokageronia thomasi (122195)