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Sminthuriformia

Collembola - Symphypleona

Taxonomy
Sminthuriformia was named by Bretfeld (1986). It is extant.

It was assigned to Appendiciphora by Sánchez-García and Engel (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Sminthuriformia Bretfeld
2016Sminthuriformia Sánchez-García and Engel p. 516

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
EllipuraBörner 1910
classCollembola(Lubbock 1871)
orderSymphypleonaBorner 1901
suborderAppendiciphoraBretfeld 1986
infraorderSminthuriformiaBretfeld 1986
infraorderSminthuriformiaBretfeld 1986

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.

Infraor. Sminthuriformia Bretfeld 1986
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Superfm. Dicyrtomoidea Borner 1906
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Fm. Dicyrtomidae Borner 1906
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G. Ptenothrix Borner 1906
Invalid names: Dicyrtominae Borner 1906 [empty], Ptenothricinae Richards 1968 [empty]
Superfm. Sminthuroidea Lubbock 1862
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Fm. Bourletiellidae Börner 1913
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G. Bourletiella Banks 1899
G. Fasciosminthurus Gisin 1960
Fm. Sminthuridae Lubbock 1862 [globular springtail]
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G. †Katiannasminthurus Sánchez-García and Engel 2016
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Katiannasminthurus xenopygus Sánchez-García and Engel 2016
Subfm. Sminthurinae Lubbock 1862
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G. Allacma Borner 1906
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Allacma plumosa Handschin 1926
Allacma plumosetosa Handschin 1926
Allacma setosa Handschin 1926
G. †Archeallacma Sánchez-García and Engel 2016
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Archeallacma dolichopoda Sánchez-García and Engel 2016
G. †Brevimucronus Christiansen and Pike 2002
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Brevimucronus anomalus Christiansen and Pike 2002
G. †Grinnellia Christiansen and Nascimbene 2006
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Grinnellia ventis Christiansen and Nascimbene 2006
G. †Mucrovirga Christiansen and Nascimbene 2006
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Mucrovirga incompleta Christiansen and Nascimbene 2006
G. †Sminthurconus Christiansen and Nascimbene 2006
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Sminthurconus grimaldi Christiansen and Nascimbene 2006
G. †Sminthuricinus Christiansen and Nascimbene 2006
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Sminthuricinus deceptus Christiansen and Nascimbene 2006
G. Sminthurus Latreille 1802
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Sminthurus brevicornis Koch and Berendt 1854
Sminthurus longicornis Koch and Berendt 1854
Sminthurus ovatulus Koch and Berendt 1854
Sminthurus succineus Stach 1923
Subfm. Sphyrothecinae Betsch 1980
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G. Sphyrotheca Borner 1906
G. †Sphyrotheciscus Sánchez-García and Engel 2016
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Sphyrotheciscus senectus Sánchez-García and Engel 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitino
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:34
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:34
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Langhian or 105.30000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 99.6 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Álava) Archeallacma dolichopoda, Arrhopalites sp., Sminthurus sp. 2 (108769)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Sminthuridae indet., Grinnellia ventis, Sminthuricinus decepta, Mucrovirga incompleta, Sminthurconus grimaldi (111688)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Brevimucronus anomalus (104932)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Allacma plumosa (127170) Sminthurus sp., Allacma plumosetosa, Allacma plumosa, Allacma setosa, Sminthurus fuscus (123927) Sminthurus succineus, Allacma plumosetosa, Allacma plumosa, Allacma setosa (124073)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Sminthurus longicornis, Sminthurus brevicornis, Sminthurus ovatulus (109625) Sminthurus succineus (123438)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Sphyrotheca sp. (134944 140492)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82China (Fujian) Sphyrotheca sp., Ptenothrix sp. (220273)