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Engisoptera

Insecta - Megasecoptera - Engisopteridae

Taxonomy
Engisoptera was named by Kukalová-Peck (1975). Its type is Engisoptera simplices. It is the type genus of Engisopteridae.

It was assigned to Engisopteridae by Kukalová-Peck (1975), Carpenter (1992) and Rýznar (2021).

Species
E. ivanae, E. simplices (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Engisoptera Kukalová-Peck p. 13
1992Engisoptera Carpenter p. 54
2021Engisoptera Rýznar p. 79

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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
familyEngisopteridae
genusEngisoptera

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. †Engisoptera Kukalová-Peck 1975
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Engisoptera ivanae Rýznar 2021
Engisoptera simplices Kukalová-Peck 1975
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: Asselian or 298.90000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic (Moravia) E. ivanae (217298)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic E. simplices (114186)