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Protelytridae

Insecta - Protelytroptera - Protelytridae

Taxonomy
Protelytridae was named by Tillyard (1931). Its type is Protelytron.

It was assigned to Protelytroptera by Carpenter (1933), Kukalová (1965) and Carpenter (1992).

Subtaxa
Blanzelytron, Permelytropsis, Protelytron (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Protelytridae Tillyard p. 235
1933Protelytridae Carpenter
1965Protelytridae Kukalová p. 70
1992Protelytridae Carpenter p. 146

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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
—ExopterygotaSharp 1899
orderProtelytroptera
familyProtelytridae
familyProtelytridae

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. †Protelytridae Tillyard 1931
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G. †Blanzelytron Langiaux and Parriat 1975
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†Blanzelytron vetteri Langiaux and Parriat 1975
G. †Permelytropsis Carpenter 1933
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†Permelytropsis cubitalis Carpenter 1933
G. †Protelytron Tillyard 1931
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†Protelytron angustum Carpenter 1933
†Protelytron dunbari Tillyard 1931
†Protelytron furcatum Carpenter 1939
†Protelytron permianum Tillyard 1931
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Invalid names: Protelytron tillyardi Carpenter 1933 [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 Stephanian B to the top of the Artinskian or 301.50000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0France Blanzelytron vetteri (172760)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Kansas) Protelytron permianum, Protelytron angustum, Permelytropsis cubitalis (111319) Protelytron permianum, Protelytron furcatum (114151 114152) Protelytron permianum, Protelytron tillyardi (111320) Protelytron sp., Protelytron permianum, Protelytron dunbari (111219)