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Coptotermitinae
Taxonomy
Coptotermitinae is a subfamily. It is extant.
It was assigned to Rhinotermitidae by Snyder (1949), Nel and Paicheler (1993), Krishna and Grimaldi (2009), Engel (2011) and Krishna et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Rhinotermitidae by Snyder (1949), Nel and Paicheler (1993), Krishna and Grimaldi (2009), Engel (2011) and Krishna et al. (2013).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1949 | Coptotermitinae Snyder p. 366 |
| 1993 | Coptotermitinae Nel and Paicheler p. 160 |
| 2009 | Coptotermitinae Krishna and Grimaldi |
| 2011 | Coptotermitinae Engel |
| 2013 | Coptotermitinae Krishna et al. p. 655 |
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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.
Subfm. Coptotermitinae
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G. Coptotermes Wasmann 1896
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†Coptotermes hirsutus Krishna and Grimaldi 2009
†Coptotermes paleodominicanus Krishna and Grimaldi 2009
†Coptotermes priscus Emerson 1971
†Coptotermes sucineus Emerson 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Coptotermes sucineus (124469 124623 138881 138882) Heterotermes primaevus (140313) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico | Coptotermes sp. (21977) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Coptotermes priscus, Coptotermes hirsutus, Coptotermes paleodominicanus (122982) |