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Mecynostomata

Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Mecynostomatidae

Taxonomy
Mecynostomata was named by Metcalf (1952). Its type is Mecynostoma dohrni. It is the type genus of Mecynostomatidae.

It was assigned to Fulgoroidea by Metcalf (1952); and to Mecynostomatidae by Kukalová (1969) and Carpenter (1992).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Mecynostoma Brongniart p. 451
1906Mecynostoma Handlirsch p. 120
1919Mecynostoma Handlirsch p. 534
1922Mecynostoma Handlirsch p. 54
1952Mecynostomata Metcalf p. 230
1969Mecynostomata Kukalová p. 210
1992Mecynostomata Carpenter p. 37

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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)
orderPalaeodictyoptera
superfamilySpilapteroidea
familyMecynostomatidae
genusMecynostomata

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. †Mecynostomata Metcalf 1952
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Mecynostomata dohrni Brongniart 1894
Invalid names: Mecynostoma Brongniart 1894 [replaced]
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: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9France Mecynostoma dohrni (103635)