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Ephemeroptera (mayfly)

Insecta - Ephemeroptera

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Ephemera oeningensis Heer p. 370
1886Plectoptera Packard
1890Ephemeroptera Hyatt and Arms
1906Protephemeroidea Handlirsch p. 311
1924Plectoptera Haughton
1932Plectoptera Martynov
1945Aphelophlebia Pierce p. 3
1945Aphelophlebodidae Pierce p. 3
1956Protephemeroptera Demoulin p. 7
1965Metretopus henningseni Demoulin p. 144 fig. 1
1984Ephemeroptera Hong p. 1
1992Ephemeroptera Carpenter
1996Costalimella nordestina Martins-Neto p. 187 figs. Pl 2, fig 1; text-fig 4D
2005Ephemeroptera Grimaldi and Engel
2007Ephemeroptera Bechly
2007Triangulifera Willmann p. 122
2007Alulata Willmann p. 124
2011Ephemeroptera Staniczek et al.
2014Ephemeroptera Sroka et al. p. 979
2022Ephemeroptera Sroka and Staniczek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
Euhydropalaeoptera
PanephemeropteraCrampton 1928
Ephemerida(Latreille 1810)
Heptabranchia
orderEphemeropteraHyatt and Arms 1890
orderEphemeropteraHyatt and Arms 1890

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.

Or. Ephemeroptera Hyatt and Arms 1890 [mayfly]
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Fm. †Aenigmephemeridae Tshernova 1968
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G. †Aenigmephemera Tshernova 1968
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Aenigmephemera demoulini Tshernova 1968
Fm. †Babidae Kluge et al. 2006
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G. †Baba Kluge et al. 2006
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Baba lapidea Kluge et al. 2006
G. †Clephemera Lin 1986
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Clephemera clava Lin 1986
G. †Durlophlebia Sinitshenkova and Coram 2002
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Durlophlebia radleyi Sinitshenkova and Coram 2002
Fm. †Epeoromimidae Tshernova 1969
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G. †Epeoromimus Tshernova 1969
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Epeoromimus cretaceus Sinitshenkova 1976
Epeoromimus infractus Sinitshenkova 1989
Epeoromimus kazlauskasi Tshernova 1969
Epeoromimus tertius Tshernova 1969
Epeoromimus umbratus Sinitshenkova 2002
G. †Foliomimus Sinitshenkova 1985
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Foliomimus imitans Sinitshenkova 1985
Unr. †Euplectoptera Tillyard 1932
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Unr. Anteritorna Kluge 1993
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Unr. Bidentisata Kluge 1993
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Unr. Branchitergalia Kluge 1998
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Unr. Eusetisura Kluge 1998
Unr. Heptagennota Kluge 2000
Unr. Furcatergalia Kluge 1998
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Unr. Fimbriatotergaliae Kluge 2004
Unr. Fossoriae Kluge 2000
Fm. Leptophlebiidae Banks 1900
Subor. Pannota McCafferty and Edmunds 1979
Invalid names: Pantricorythi Kluge 2004 [empty], Potamanthiidae Albarda 1888 [empty]
Fm. †Oculephemeridae Zheng and Chen 2024
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G. †Oculephemera Zheng and Chen 2024
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Oculephemera mazhenxingi Zheng and Chen 2024
Superfm. Siphlonuroidea Albarda 1888
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Fm. †Astraeopteridae Storari et al. 2023
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G. †Astraeoptera Brandão et al. 2021
G. †Eosophobia Storari et al. 2023
Fm. †Siphlonephemerellidae Chen and Zheng 2023
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G. †Siphlonephemerella Chen and Zheng 2023
Fm. Siphlonuridae Albarda 1888
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G. †Albisca Sinitshenkova 1989
G. †Australurus Jell and Duncan 1986
G. †Bolbonyx Sinitshenkova 1990
G. †Cheirolgisca Lin and Huang 2008
G. †Cretoneta Tshernova 1971
G. †Dulcimanna Jell and Duncan 1986
G. †Huizhougenia Lin 1980
G. †Jurassonurus Huang et al. 2008
G. †Mesobaetis Brauer et al. 1889
G. †Mogzonurella Sinitshenkova 1985
G. †Mogzonurus Sinitshenkova 1985
G. †Multiramificans Huang et al. 2007
G. †Olgisca Demoulin 1970
G. †Proameletus Sinitshenkova 1976
G. †Promirara Jell and Duncan 1986
G. †Siphangarus Sinitshenkova 2000
G. Siphlonurus Eaton 1868
G. †Triassonurus Sinitshenkova and Marchal-Papier 2005
Invalid names: Siphlonurinae Albarda 1888 [empty]
Fm. Siphluriscidae Zhou and Peters 2003
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G. †Stackelbergisca Tshernova 1967
Unr. Tridentiseta Kluge et al. 1995
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Fm. Acanthametropodidae Edmunds 1963
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G. Analetris Edmunds 1972
Fm. Ameletidae McCafferty 1991
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G. Ameletus Eaton 1885
G. †Baltameletus Demoulin 1968
G. †Electroletus Godunko and Neumann 2006
Fm. Ameletopsidae Edmunds 1957
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G. †Balticophlebia Demoulin 1968
Fm. Ametropodidae Bengtsson 1913
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G. Ametropus Albarda 1878
G. †Brevitibia Demoulin 1968
G. †Palaeometropus Sinitshenkova 2000 [Mayfly]
Fm. Metretopodidae Traver 1954
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G. Metretopus Eaton 1901
G. †Siphloplecton Clemens 1915
Unr. Tetramerotarsata Kluge 1997
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Fm. Baetidae Leach 1815
Fm. †Fuyoidae Zhang and Kluge 2007
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G. †Fuyous Zhang and Kluge 2007
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Fuyous gregarius Zhang and Kluge 2007
Unr. Posteritorna Kluge et al. 1995
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Superfm. Prosopistomatoidea Lameere 1917
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Fm. Baetiscidae Edmunds and Traver 1954 [armored mayfly]
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G. †Balticobaetisca Staniczek and Bechly 2002
Subfm. †Protobaetiscinae Godunko and Sroka 2024
Fm. †Cretomitarcyidae Sinitshenkova 2000
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G. †Cretomitarcys Sinitshenkova 2000 [Mayfly]
Fm. Prosopistomatidae Lameere 1917
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G. †Proximicorneus Lin et al. 2017
Invalid names: Aphelophlebodes Pierce 1945 [nomen dubium], Aphelophlebodes stocki Pierce 1945 [nomen dubium]
G. †Libanoephemera Azar et al. 2019
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G. †Parabaetis Haupt 1956
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Parabaetis eocaenicus Haupt 1956
Subor. Schistonota McCafferty and Edmunds 1979
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Superfm. Ephemeroidea Latreille 1810
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Fm. †Australiphemeridae McCafferty 1991
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G. †Australiphemera McCafferty 1990
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Australiphemera revelata McCafferty 1990
G. †Borephemera Sinitshenkova 2000 [Mayfly]
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Borephemera goldmani Sinitshenkova 2000 [Mayfly]
G. †Crepotamanthus Zheng and Chen 2023
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Crepotamanthus spinitarsus Zheng and Chen 2023
G. †Microphemera McCafferty 1990
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Microphemera neotropica McCafferty 1990
G. †Nanophemera McCafferty and Santiago-Blay 2008
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Nanophemera myanmarensis McCafferty and Santiago-Blay 2008
G. †Palaeoanthus Kluge 1993
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Palaeoanthus minutus Kluge 1993
Invalid names: Palaeoanthidae Kluge 1993 [synonym]
Fm. †Torephemeridae Sinitshenkova 1989
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G. †Archaeobehningia Tshernova 1977
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Archaeobehningia edmundsi Tshernova 1977
Archaeobehningia mogutshevae Sinitshenkova 2000
G. †Torephemera Sinitshenkova 1989
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Torephemera longipes Sinitshenkova 1989
Invalid names: Caririnympha Martins-Neto and Caldas 1990 [nomen dubium], Cratonympha Martins-Neto and Caldas 1990 [nomen dubium], Olindinella Martins-Neto and Caldas 1990 [nomen dubium]
G. †Schistonotorum Jarzembowski and Wang 2019
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Schistonotorum wallisi Jarzembowski and Wang 2019
Invalid names: Baetoidea Leach 1815 [empty], Leptophlebioidea Banks 1900 [empty]
Fm. †Triplosobidae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Triplosoba Handlirsch 1906
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Triplosoba pulchella Brongniart 1894
Invalid names: Blanchardia Brongniart 1894 [replaced]
G. †Turfanerella Demoulin 1954
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Turfanerella tingi Ping 1935
Invalid names: Alulata Willmann 2007 [invalid subgroup], Aphelophlebia Pierce 1945 [synonym], Aphelophlebodidae Pierce 1945 [invalid subgroup], Costalimella nordestina Martins-Neto 1996 [nomen dubium], Ephemera oeningensis Heer 1864 [nomen nudum], Heptagenioidea [empty], Metretopus henningseni Demoulin 1965 [nomen dubium], Plectoptera Packard 1886 [synonym], Protephemeroidea Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Triangulifera Willmann 2007 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available