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Priscaenigma

Insecta - Priscaenigmatidae

Taxonomy
Priscaenigma was named by Whalley (1985). Its type is Priscaenigma obtusa. It is the type genus of Priscaenigmatidae.

It was assigned to Baissopteridae by Whalley (1985), Whalley (1988); and to Priscaenigmatidae by Engel (2002).

Species
P. obtusa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Priscaenigma Whalley
1988Priscaenigma Whalley p. 62
2002Priscaenigma Engel p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
superorderNeuropterida
suborderPriscaenigmatomorpha
familyPriscaenigmatidae
genusPriscaenigma

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. †Priscaenigma Whalley 1985
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†Priscaenigma obtusa Whalley 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available