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Tridactylidea

Insecta - Orthoptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Tridactylidea Brullé p. 192
1968Tridactylidea Sharov
2005Tridactylidea Gorochov p. 272
2006Tridactylidea Gorochov et al. p. 656
2015Tridactylidea Song et al.
2020Tridactylidea Song et al.

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

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.

Infraor. Tridactylidea Brullé 1835
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Superfm. †Dzhajloutshelloidea Gorochov 1994
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Fm. †Dzhajloutshellidae Gorochov 1994
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G. †Adzhajloutshella Gorochov 1994
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†Adzhajloutshella plana Gorochov 2005
†Adzhajloutshella talis Gorochov 1994
G. †Dzhajloutshella Gorochov 1994
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†Dzhajloutshella arcanum Gorochov 1994
†Dzhajloutshella flexuosa Gorochov 2005
G. †Triassoxya Gorochov 2005
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†Triassoxya novozhilovi Gorochov 2005
Fm. †Regiatidae Gorochov 1995
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G. †Micromacula Whalley 1985
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†Micromacula gracilis Whalley 1985
G. †Protochaeta Handlirsch 1939
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†Protochaeta lanceolata Handlirsch 1939
†Protochaeta masculina Handlirsch 1939
G. †Regiata Whalley 1985
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†Regiata scutra Whalley 1985
Superfm. Tridactyloidea Brullé 1835
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Fm. Ripipterygidae Ander 1939
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G. †Archaicaripipteryx Xu et al. 2020
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†Archaicaripipteryx rotunda Xu et al. 2020
G. †Burmaripipteryx Zhao et al. 2022
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†Burmaripipteryx oblongus Zhao et al. 2022
G. †Magnidactylus Xu et al. 2020
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†Magnidactylus gracilis Gu et al. 2022
†Magnidactylus mirus Gu et al. 2022
†Magnidactylus robustus Xu et al. 2020
G. Mirhipipteryx Gunther 1969
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Fm. Tridactylidae Brullé 1835 [pygmy mole cricket]
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G. †Cratodactylus Martins-Neto 1990
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†Cratodactylus ferreirai Martins-Neto 1990
†Cratodactylus kellneri Martins-Neto 1990
Subfm. Dentridactylinae Gunther 1979
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G. †Burmadactylus Heads 2009
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†Burmadactylus tenuicerci Fan et al. 2023
G. †Cascogryllus Poinar 2018
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†Cascogryllus lobiferus Poinar 2018
†Cascogryllus setosus Du et al. 2021
G. †Guntheridactylus Azar and Nel 2008
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†Guntheridactylus grimaulti Azar and Nel 2008
Subfm. †Mongoloxyinae Gorochov 1992
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G. †Baisoxya Gorochov and Maehr 2008
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†Baisoxya dolichoptera Sharov 1968
Invalid names: Monodactylus Sharov 1968 [replaced]
G. †Birmitoxya Gorochov 2010
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†Birmitoxya intermedia Gorochov 2010
G. †Cretoxya Gorochov et al. 2006
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†Cretoxya rasnitsyni Gorochov et al. 2006
G. †Mongoloxya Gorochov 1992
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†Mongoloxya fossor Gorochov 2020
†Mongoloxya ponomarenkoi Gorochov 1992
G. †Monodactyloides Sharov 1968
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G. †Paraxya Cao et al. 2019
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†Paraxya hui Cao et al. 2019
Subfm. Tridactylinae Brullé 1835
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G. †Amberotridactylus Du et al. 2021
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†Amberotridactylus cheni Du et al. 2021
G. Ellipes Scudder 1902
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†Ellipes dominicana Poinar 2018
G. †Latedactylus Zheng et al. 2023
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†Latedactylus longapedi Zheng et al. 2023
G. †Phyllotridactylus Xu et al. 2022
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†Phyllotridactylus wangi Xu et al. 2022
G. Tridactylus Olivier 1789
Invalid names: Tridactylini Brullé 1835 [invalid subgroup]
Invalid names: Cylindrachetidae Giglio-Tos 1914 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: grazersubo
Diet 2: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:51:38
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:51:38
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Langhian or 242.00000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Adzhajloutshella plana (106088) Adzhajloutshella talis, Adzhajloutshella plana, Dzhajloutshella flexuosa (110763) Dzhajloutshella arcanum (113406) Triassoxya novozhilovi (123394)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Regiata scutra, Micromacula gracilis (114639)
Turneri196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Micromacula gracilis (114645)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Protochaeta masculina, Protochaeta lanceolata (114993)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany Protochaeta masculina, Protogryllus lanceolatus (123987)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Cretoxya rasnitsyni (104006)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Mongoloxya fossor (113350) Monodactylus dolichopterus, Monodactyloides curtipennis (105536)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia Mongoloxya ponomarenkoi (103657)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Cratodactylus ferreirai (152600) Cratodactylus ferreirai, Cratodactylus kellneri (125511 149767)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Australia (Victoria) Tridactylidae indet. (77192)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Birmitoxya intermedia (123020) Burmadactylus grimaldii (111688) Burmaripipteryx oblongus (224419) Magnidactylus gracilis (226623) Magnidactylus mirus (165561 229432) Magnidactylus robustus, Archaicaripipteryx rotunda, Amberotridactylus cheni, Cascogryllus setosus (161726) Paraxya hui, Burmadactylus tenuicerci, Latedactylus longapedi (200460) Phyllotridactylus wangi (167760)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Cascogryllus lobiferus (104053)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Guntheridactylus grimaulti (123850)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Tridactylus sp. (122488)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Archaeoellipes engeli (122473) Archaeoellipes engeli, Mirhipipteryx antillarum (122982) Ellipes dominicana (122472)