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Letopaloptera ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4709847https://www.gbif.org/species/4709847
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)200552https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=200552
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Grylloblattodea : Permembiidae : Letopaloptera
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Permembiidae : Letopaloptera
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
-CercofilataKukalová-Peck 1987
classInsectaLinnaeus 1758
-Dicondylia
-ParanotaliaSroka et al. 2014
subclassPterygotaBrauer 1885
-NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
familyPermembiidaeTillyard 1937
subfamilyLetopalopterinae
genusLetopalopteraMartynova 1961
Scientific NameLetopaloptera Martynova, 1961
Name Published InMartynova. 1961. Extant and extinct snake-flies (Insecta; Raphidioptera). Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal 3:73-83
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Letopalopteragenusbelongs to Letopalopteridaestated with evidenceMartynova, 1961
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance272 - 269 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance272 - 269 Ma
Permian
Type SpecimenLetopaloptera albardiana Martynova, 1961
Designated ByMartynova. 1961. Extant and extinct snake-flies (Insecta; Raphidioptera). Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal 3:73-83
Type Information SourceGrylloblattodea Species File
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)O. M. Martynova. 1961. Sovremennye i vymershie verblyudki (Insecta, Raphidioptera). Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal 1961(3):73-83

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Letopaloptera albardiana ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		2272 Ma
Permian		272 Ma
Permian
Letopaloptera carpenteriana ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1272 Ma
Permian		272 Ma
Permian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1961Letopaloptera Martynova p. 77
2008Letopaloptera Aristov and Rasnitsyn p. 334 fig. 16

References

Martynova O. M. (1961) Sovremennye i vymershie verblyudki (Insecta, Raphidioptera), Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal 1961 3, 73-83
Aristov D. S., Rasnitsyn A. P. (2008) Position and taxonomy of the Permian fossil insect family Permembiidae (Insecta: Palaeomanteida = Miomoptera), Russian Entomological Journal 17 4, 327-334
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Paleont. Zh. 1961 (3) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Martynova. 1961. Extant and extinct snake-flies (Insecta; Raphidioptera). Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal 3:73-83 - via Grylloblattodea Species File
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!
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