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Megasecoptera

Insecta - Megasecoptera

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Megasecoptera Brongniart p. 63
1889Archaeoscolex Matthew p. 59
1889Archaeoscolex corneus Matthew p. 59 figs. Pl 4, fig 11
1924Protohymenoptera Tillyard p. 112
1929Synsecoptera Martynov
1932Megasecoptera Martynov
1932Protohymenoptera Martynov p. 2
1933Protohymenoptera Carpenter
1937Protohymenoptera Martynov p. 8
1976Megasecoptera Riek
1984Archaeoscolex Durden p. 176
1984Archaeoscolex corneus Durden p. 176
1992Megasecoptera Carpenter p. 45
2005Megasecoptera Grimaldi and Engel
2020Megasecoptera Béthoux

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
superorderPalaeodictyopterida(Bechly 1996)
Megasecopteromorpha
orderMegasecoptera
orderMegasecoptera

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.

Or. †Megasecoptera Brongniart 1885
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G. †Adiaphtharsia Handlirsch 1906
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Adiaphtharsia ferrea Handlirsch 1906
Fm. †Alectoneuridae Kukalová-Peck 1975
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G. †Alectoneura Kukalová-Peck 1975
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Alectoneura europaea Kukalová-Peck 1975
Fm. †Anchineuridae Carpenter 1963
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G. †Anchineura Carpenter 1963
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Anchineura hispanica Carpenter 1963
Fm. †Ancopteridae Kukalová-Peck 1975
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G. †Agaeoleptoptera Beckemeyer and Engel 2011
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Agaeoleptoptera uniotempla Beckemeyer and Engel 2011
G. †Ancoptera Kukalová-Peck 1975
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Ancoptera permiana Kukalová-Peck 1975
Fm. †Arcioneuridae Kukalová-Peck 1975
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G. †Anconeura Kukalová-Peck 1975
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Anconeura havlatai Kukalová-Peck 1975
G. †Arcioneura Kukalová-Peck 1975
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Arcioneura juveniles Kukalová-Peck 1975
Fm. †Aspidohymenidae Martynov 1930
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G. †Aspidohymen Martynov 1930
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Aspidohymen chopardi Zalessky 1937
Aspidohymen extensus Martynov 1930
Fm. †Aspidothoracidae Handlirsch 1919
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G. †Aspidothorax Brongniart 1894
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Aspidothorax permianus Sinitshenkova and Aristov 2020
Aspidothorax triangularis Brongniart 1894
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Invalid names: Aspidothorax maculatus Brongniart 1894 [synonym], Aspidothorax nanus Handlirsch 1919 [synonym]
Invalid names: Protocapnia Brongniart 1885 [nomen nudum]
Fm. †Bardohymenidae Zalessky 1937
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G. †Actinohymen Carpenter 1962
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Actinohymen russelli Carpenter 1962
G. †Alexahymen Kukalová-Peck 1972
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Alexahymen aestatis Brauckmann 1991
Alexahymen maruska Kukalová-Peck 1972
G. †Anthohymen Hong 1985
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Anthohymen hejinensis Hong 1985
G. †Bardohymen Zalessky 1937
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Bardohymen magnipennifer Zalessky 1937
G. †Calohymen Carpenter 1947
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Calohymen permianus Carpenter 1947
G. †Paleohymen Hong 1985
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G. †Sinohymen Hong 1985
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G. †Sunohymen Hong 1985
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Sunohymen xishanensis Hong 1985
G. †Sylvohymen Martynov 1940
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Sylvohymen ingens Carpenter 1947
Sylvohymen marginatus Pecharová et al. 2020
Sylvohymen peckae Brauckmann 1988
Sylvohymen robustus Martynov 1940
Sylvohymen sibiricus Kukalová-Peck 1972
G. †Taigahymen Sinitshenkova 2019
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Taigahymen borealis Sinitshenkova 2019
Fm. †Brodiidae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Brodia Scudder 1881
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Brodia jogginsensis Prokop et al. 2017
Brodia priscotincta Scudder 1881
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Invalid names: Brodia fasciata Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Brodia furcata Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Brodia nebulosa Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Brodia nympha Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Brodia petiolata Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Brodia pictipennis Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Brodia scudderi Handlirsch 1919 [synonym]
G. †Eubrodia Carpenter 1967
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Eubrodia dabasinskasi Carpenter 1967
G. †Piesbergbrodia Pecharová et al. 2020
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Piesbergbrodia tristrata Brauckmann and Herd 2002
Fm. †Caulopteridae Kukalová-Peck 1975
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G. †Cauloptera Kukalová-Peck 1975
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Cauloptera colorata Kukalová-Peck 1975
Fm. †Corydaloididae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Corydaloides Brongniart 1885
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Corydaloides scudderi Brongniart 1885
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Invalid names: Corydaliodes gracilior Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Corydaloides brongniarti Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Corydaloides longipennis Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Corydaloides simplex Brongniart 1894 [synonym]
Invalid names: Corydaliodes Handlirsch 1919 [synonym]
Fm. †Dictyoneurellidae Kukalová-Peck 1975
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G. †Dictyoneurella Laurentiaux 1949
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Dictyoneurella perfecta Laurentiaux 1949
Fm. †Engisopteridae Kukalová-Peck 1975
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G. †Engisoptera Kukalová-Peck 1975
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Engisoptera ivanae Rýznar 2021
Engisoptera simplices Kukalová-Peck 1975
Subor. †Eumegasecoptera
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Fm. †Aykhalidae Sinitshenkova 1993
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G. †Aykhal Sinitshenkova 1993
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Aykhal helenae Sinitshenkova 1993
G. †Namuroptera Pecharová et al. 2015
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Namuroptera minuta Pecharová et al. 2015
G. †Sinopalaeopteryx Pecharová et al. 2015
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Sinopalaeopteryx olivieri Pecharová et al. 2015
Sinopalaeopteryx splendens Pecharová et al. 2015
Fm. †Brodiopteridae Carpenter 1963
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G. †Brodioptera Copeland 1957
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Brodioptera cumberlandensis Copeland 1957
Brodioptera pintoi Brauckmann et al. 2003
Brodioptera sinensis Pecharová et al. 2015
Brodioptera stricklani Nelson and Tidwell 1987
Fm. †Foririidae Handlirsch 1919
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G. †Foriria Meunier 1908
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Foriria maculata Meunier 1908
Fm. †Ischnoptilidae Carpenter 1951
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G. †Ischnoptilus Brongniart 1894
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Ischnoptilus elegans Brongniart 1894
G. †Lameereites Handlirsch 1911
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Lameereites curvipennis Handlirsch 1911
Fm. †Mischopteridae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Mischoptera Brongniart 1894
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Mischoptera douglassi Carpenter and Richardson 1968
Mischoptera nigra Brongniart 1885
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Invalid names: Mischoptera concolor Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Mischoptera infumata Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Mischoptera ocellata Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Mischoptera woodwardi Brongniart 1894 [synonym]
Invalid names: Woodwardia Brongniart 1885 [replaced]
G. †Psilothorax Brongniart 1894
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Psilothorax longicauda Brongniart 1894
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Invalid names: Psilothorax pictus Handlirsch 1919 [synonym]
Fm. †Moravohymenidae Kukalová-Peck 1972
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G. †Issadohymen Sinitshenkova and Aristov 2013
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Issadohymen ponomarenkoi Sinitshenkova and Aristov 2013
G. †Moravohymen Kukalová-Peck 1972
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Moravohymen vitreus Kukalová-Peck 1972
Fm. †Piesbergpteridae Rosová et al. 2022
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G. †Piesbergptera Rosová et al. 2022
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Piesbergptera niesseae Rosová et al. 2022
Fm. †Protohymenidae Tillyard 1924
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G. †Arroyohymen Prokop and Kukalová-Peck 2017
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Arroyohymen splendens Prokop and Kukalová-Peck 2017
G. †Carbohymen Pecharová and Prokop 2018
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Carbohymen testai Pecharová and Prokop 2018
G. †Ivahymen Martynov 1932
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Ivahymen constrictus Martynov 1932
G. †Permohymen Tillyard 1924
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Permohymen schucherti Tillyard 1924
G. †Protohymen Tillyard 1924
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Protohymen angustipennis Martynov 1932
Protohymen anomalus Zimmerman 1962
Protohymen bifurcatus Zimmerman 1962
Protohymen carpenteri Novokshonov 1995
Protohymen concinna Zalessky 1956
Protohymen curvatus Carpenter 1947
Protohymen elongatus Carpenter 1930
Protohymen largus Carpenter 1947
Protohymen latus Carpenter 1947
Protohymen novokshonovi Pecharová and Prokop 2018
Protohymen permianus Tillyard 1924
Protohymen pictus Zimmerman 1962
Protohymen readi Carpenter 1933
Protohymen shafferi Zimmerman 1962
Protohymen tenuis Carpenter 1939
Protohymen venustus Carpenter 1947
Invalid names: Pseudohymen Martynov 1932 [synonym], Pseudohymenopsis Zalessky 1956 [synonym]
Fm. †Scytohymenidae Martynov 1937
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G. †Karoohymen Riek 1976
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Karoohymen minutus van Dijk and Geertsema 1999
G. †Oceanoptera Shcherbakov 2009
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Oceanoptera elenae Shcherbakov 2009
G. †Scytohymen Martynov 1937
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Scytohymen extremus Martynov 1937
G. †Tshekardohymen Rohdendorf 1940
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Tshekardohymen martynovi Rohdendorf 1940
Fm. †Sphecopteridae Carpenter 1951
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G. †Cyclocelis Brongniart 1894
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Cyclocelis chatini Brongniart 1894
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Invalid names: Sphecoptera brongniartiana Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Sphecoptera fenestrata Handlirsch 1919 [synonym]
Cyclocelis devexa Sinitshenkova 2019
Cyclocelis obscura Brongniart 1894
Cycloscelis elegantissima Meunier 1908
G. †Sphecoptera Brongniart 1894
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Sphecoptera brongniarti Meunier 1908
Sphecoptera elegantissima Meunier 1908
Sphecoptera gracilis Brongniart 1894
Sphecoptera minor Brongniart 1894
Sphecoptera pulchra Brongniart 1894
Invalid names: Cyclocelis acuta Brongniart 1894 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Sphecorydaloididae Pinto 1994
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G. †Sphecorydaloides Pinto 1994
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Fm. †Vorkutiidae Rohdendorf 1947
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G. †Fragmohymen Novokshonov 1995
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Fragmohymen submissus Novokshonov 1995
G. †Siberiohymen Rohdendorf 1961
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Siberiohymen asiaticus Rohdendorf 1961
G. †Vorkutia Rohdendorf 1947
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Vorkutia dimina Novokshonov 1998
Vorkutia tshernovi Rohdendorf 1947
Fm. †Xenopteraidae Pinto 1986
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G. †Sinitshenkovae Nel et al. 2019
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Sinitshenkovae gallica Nel et al. 2019
Sinitshenkovae huenickeni Pinto and de Ornellas 1978
G. †Xenoptera Pinto 1986
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Xenoptera riojaensis Pinto 1986
Invalid names: Archaeoscolex Matthew 1889 [nomen dubium], Archaeoscolex corneus Matthew 1889 [nomen dubium], Protohymenoptera Tillyard 1924 [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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Changhsingian or 318.10000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (78 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2Argentina (La Rioja) Xenoptera riojaensis (108150)
Kinderscoutian318.1 - 314.6USA (Utah) Brodioptera stricklani (122484)
Marsdenian318.1 - 314.6Germany (Ruhr) Sylvohymen peckae (110939) Sylvohymen pintoi (152121)
Westphalian A318.1 - 314.6Canada (Nova Scotia) Brodia jogginsensis (187589) Brodioptera cumberlandensis (122485)
Westphalian A318.1 - 314.6Canada (New Brunswick) Archaeoscolex corneus (114468)
Westphalian A318.1 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Brodia priscotincta (167683)
Westphalian318.1 - 306.95USA (Alabama) Agaeoleptoptera uniotempla (81525)
Westphalian B314.6 - 314.6United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Brodia furcata, Brodia nebulosa, Brodia pictipennis, Brodia nympha (34906) Brodia priscotincta (167682) Brodia priscotincta, Brodia scudderi (152262)
Westphalian B314.6 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Brodia fasciata, Brodia nympha (125238)
Westphalian B314.6 - 314.6France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Dictyoneurella perfecta (152792)
Westphalian B - Westphalian C314.6 - 311.45China (Ningxia) Brodioptera sinensis, Sinopalaeopteryx splendens, Sinopalaeopteryx olivieri, Namuroptera minuta (139576)
Westphalian C314.6 - 311.45United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Brodia priscotincta (167681)
Westphalian C314.6 - 311.45United Kingdom (England) Brodia priscotincta (127525)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 306.95Germany (Lower Saxony) Aspidothorax tristrata (122514)
Westphalian D311.45 - 306.95USA (Illinois) Adiaphtharsia ferrea (146857) Carbohymen testai (127721) Eubrodia dabasinskasi (112637 151848) Eubrodia dabasinskasi, Mischoptera douglassi (151852) Lameereites curvipennis (112630) Mischoptera douglassi (122538 161914) Mischoptera sp. (124839)
Westphalian D311.45 - 306.95Germany (Lower Saxony) Aspidothorax aestatis (172341) Aspidothorax tristrata (122515) Piesbergptera niesseae (224159)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Megasecoptera indet. (122507)
Kasimovian - Gzhelian307.0 - 298.9Argentina (San Luis) Megasecoptera indet., Philiasptilon huenickeni, Sphecorydaloides lucchesei (35057)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Russian Federation (Sakha) Aykhal helenae (126060)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9France Aspidothorax triangularis, Aspidothorax maculatus, Aspidothorax nanus, Woodwardia nigra, Psilothorax longicauda, Sphecoptera gracilis, Cyclocelis minor, Cyclocelis chatini, Sphecoptera brongniartiana, Cyclocelis obscura, Ischnoptilus elegans, Corydaloides scudderi, Corydaloides brongniarti, Corydaloides longipennis, Corydaloides simplex, Corydaliodes gracilior, Mischoptera woodwardi, Cyclocelis acuta, Sphecoptera pulchra, Mischoptera concolor, Mischoptera ocellata, Mischoptera infumata, Psilothorax pictus, Sphecoptera fenestrata (103635) Mischoptera nigra, Sphecoptera brongniarti, Foriria maculata, Cycloscelis elegantissima (121979)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Spain (Leon) Anchineura hispanica (105374)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Russian Federation Siberiohymen asiaticus (124584)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic Alexahymen maruska, Moravohymen vitreus, Cauloptera colorata, Arcioneura juveniles, Anconeura havlatai, Ancoptera sp., Ancoptera permiana, Engisoptera simplices, Alectoneura europaea (114186)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (New Mexico) Arroyohymen splendens (189778)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic (Moravia) Engisoptera ivanae (217298)
Sakmarian295.5 - 290.1China (Shanxi) Paleohymen shanxiensis, Paleohymen renmazhuangensis, Sinohymen gancaoshanensis (140933)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3China (Shanxi) Sunohymen xishanensis (140458)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Oklahoma) Calohymen permianus, Protohymen curvatus, Protohymen venustus, Protohymen largus (104824) Protohymen bifurcatus, Protohymen readi (104826) Protohymen curvatus, Protohymen largus (104823) Protohymen curvatus, Protohymen latus (104822) Protohymen shafferi, Protohymen anomalus, Protohymen pictus (104827) Sylvohymen ingens (104889)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Kansas) Protohymen permianus (111320) Protohymen permianus, Permohymen schucherti (111219) Protohymen permianus, Permohymen schucherti, Protohymen elongatus (111217) Protohymen permianus, Permohymen schucherti, Protohymen tenuis (114152) Protohymen readi, Protohymen permianus, Permohymen schucherti, Protohymen elongatus (114151) Protohymen readi, Protohymen permianus, Protohymen elongatus (111319)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Actinohymen russelli (111540)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3France (Languedoc) Sinitshenkovae gallica (105045)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation (Komi republic) Cyclocelis devexa (201683) Vorkutia tshernovi (160744)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Pseudohymenopsis concinna, Bardohymen magnipennifer (161939) Pseudohymenopsis minor (102504) Scytohymen extremus, Fragmohymen submissus (114207) Scytohymenidae indet., Oceanoptera elenae (115214) Vorkutia dimina (107787)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation (Kishertskij) Pseudohymen angustipennis (111188)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation (Suksun) Protohymen novokshonovi (122753) Pseudohymen sp., Pseudohymen sylvaensis, Sylvohymen robustus (116641) Sylvohymen marginatus (113380) Sylvohymen sibiricus, Pseudohymen carpenteri (108206) Tshekardohymen martynovi (124241)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation (Komi Republic) Taigahymen borealis (201684)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Shanxi) Anthohymen hejinensis (140456)
Kungurian - Early/Lower Kazanian279.3 - 268.0Russian Federation Scytohymen extremus (116612)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation (Perm) Aspidothorax permianus (210714)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation (Arkangelsk) Ivahymen constrictus (111187)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Aspidohymen chopardi (122871)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation (Kazan) Aspidohymen extensus (116803)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Russian Federation (Vologda) Issadohymen ponomarenkoi (104754)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17South Africa (Natal) Karoohymen delicatulus, Karoohymen minutus (124428)