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Episactidae

Insecta - Orthoptera - Episactidae

Taxonomy
Episactidae was named by Burr (1899). It is extant.

Synonymy list
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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
infraorderAcridideaMacLeay 1821
—Acridomorpha
superfamilyEumastacoidea
familyEpisactidae()
familyEpisactidae()

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. Episactidae Burr 1899
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Subfm. Episactinae Burr 1899
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G. †Paleomastacris Perez et al. 1997
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†Paleomastacris ambarinus Perez et al. 1997
Subfm. Espagnolinae Rehn and Rehn 1939
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G. Antillacris Rehn and Rehn 1939
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Antillacris eumenes Perez et al. 1997
Antillacris explicatrix Rehn and Rehn 1939
Antillacris inflaticercus Perez et al. 1997
G. Tainacris Perez et al. 1997
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Tainacris divergentis Perez et al. 1997
Tainacris nitaina Perez et al. 1997
Tainacris quisqueiana Perez et al. 1997
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 Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Paleomastacris ambarinus (122472 122982 152045)