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Polyetes

Insecta - Protorthoptera

Species
P. furcifer (type species), P. problematica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Polyetes Handlirsch p. 170
1919Polyetes Handlirsch p. 564
1922Polyetes Handlirsch p. 108
1992Polyetes Carpenter p. 134

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderProtorthoptera
genusPolyetes

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.

G. †Polyetes Handlirsch 1906
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Polyetes furcifer Handlirsch 1906
Polyetes problematica Bolton 1934
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: base of the Westphalian B to the top of the Westphalian D or 314.60000 to 306.95000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian B314.6 - 314.6United Kingdom (Wales) P. problematica (151399)
Westphalian D311.45 - 306.95USA (Illinois) P. furcifer (21981)