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Ripipterygidae

Insecta - Orthoptera - Ripipterygidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Rhipipterygidae Ander p. 6
2010Ripipterygidae Heads p. 208
2015Ripipterygidae Song et al.
2020Ripipterygidae Song et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderTridactylidea
superfamilyTridactyloidea
familyRipipterygidae()
familyRipipterygidae()

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. Ripipterygidae Ander 1939
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G. †Archaicaripipteryx Xu et al. 2020
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Archaicaripipteryx rotunda Xu et al. 2020
G. †Burmaripipteryx Zhao et al. 2022
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Burmaripipteryx oblongus Zhao et al. 2022
G. †Magnidactylus Xu et al. 2020
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Magnidactylus gracilis Gu et al. 2022
Magnidactylus mirus Gu et al. 2022
Magnidactylus robustus Xu et al. 2020
G. Mirhipipteryx Gunther 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: grazersubo
Diet 2: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:51:38
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:51:38
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Langhian or 99.60000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Burmaripipteryx oblongus (224419) Magnidactylus gracilis (226623) Magnidactylus mirus (165561 229432) Magnidactylus robustus, Archaicaripipteryx rotunda (161726)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Mirhipipteryx antillarum (122982)