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Blattellidae
| Description | Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae) is a family of the order Blattodea (cockroaches). This family contains many of the smaller common household pest cockroaches, among others. They are sometimes called wood cockroaches. A few notable species include: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blattellidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Blattellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Mitt. natur. Ver. Univ. Wien, 6: 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Wood Cockroaches, Småkackerlackor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blattellidae |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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 Nehevblattella ✝genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Piniblattella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Maragattea gamma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nisbis amoena species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phytidometopum megalopterum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Blatellidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blatellidae |
References
| Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1231 Blatta germanica Linnaeus, 1767 (Insecta, Dictuoptera): conserved and designated as type species of Blattella Caudell, 1903.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 39, 243-246 (1982) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology |
| Karny. 1908. Mitt. natur. Ver. Univ. Wien 6:112 - via Cockroach Species File |
| ITIS (2006) Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.usda.gov/ - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas |
| Roth, Louis M., 2003: Systematics and phylogeny of cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattaria). Oriental Insects, vol. 37. 1-186. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
