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Exaeretopteridae

Insecta - Orthoptera - Exaeretopteridae

Discussion

Almost certainly a synonym of some extant family, if the specimen is even an Orthoptera (or even a fossil).

Taxonomy
Exaeretopteridae was named by Pierce (1944). Its type is Exaeretoptera.

It was assigned to Exaeretopteroidea by Pierce (1944).

Subtaxa
Exaeretoptera (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Exaeretopteridae Pierce p. 15

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

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. †Exaeretopteridae Pierce 1944
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G. †Exaeretoptera Pierce 1944
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Exaeretoptera fosteri Pierce 1944
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: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Exaeretoptera fosteri (161517)