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Grylloblattodea
Description | Grylloblattidae, the icebugs, or ice crawlers, is a family of extremophile (psychrophile) and wingless insects that live in the cold on top of mountains and the edges of glaciers. They belong, along with Mantophasmatidae (rock crawlers), to the order Notoptera. Grylloblattids are tiny, most being less than 3 cm long, wingless insects with a head resembling that of a cockroach, with long antennae and having elongated cerci arising from the tip of their abdomen. They cannot tolerate warmth (most species will die at 10° C) and many species have small distribution ranges. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grylloblattodea, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | order | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Grylloblattodea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Common Name | ice crawler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Grylloblattodea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 209 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (1.4%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 315 - 311 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | O. Béthoux and R. J. Beckemeyer. 2007. New and rare insect species from the Wellington Formation (Orthoptera, Grylloblattodea; Lower Permian, USA). Alavesia 1:49-61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Grylloblattids, Ice Crawlers, Ice-crawlers, Rock Crawlers, Ice Crawler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grylloblattodea |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Grylloblattina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 62 | 296 Ma Permian | 0 Ma Extant | |
Lemmatophorina ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Protoperlina ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | 40 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Cacurgoidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Ischnoneuroidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 304 Ma Carboniferous | |
Archiprobnisidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Atactophlebiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 280 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Bajanzhargalanidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 279 Ma Permian | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Blattogryllidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 57 | 290 Ma Permian | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Camptoneuritidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 296 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Chaulioditidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 51 | 272 Ma Permian | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Chelopteridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 290 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Daldubidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Dermopteridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Epideigmatidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian | |
Euchauliodidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Euremiscidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 280 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Euryptilonidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 305 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
Geinitziidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 77 | 279 Ma Permian | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Gorochoviidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Grylloblattidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Rock-crawler | 0 Ma Extant | ||
Havlatiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
Ideliidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Idelinellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian | |
Ivapteridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Juraperlidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kargalopteridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Kortshakoliidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lemmatophoridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 129 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 268 Ma Permian | |
Liomopteridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 163 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
Madygenophlebiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Megakhosaridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 71 | 279 Ma Permian | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Mesorthopteridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 51 | 279 Ma Permian | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Oecanthoperlidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Palaeocixiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Permembiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 290 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Permopectinidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Permotermopsidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 260 Ma Permian | |
Permulidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Personidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Probnidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Protoblattinidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Protoperlidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 304 Ma Carboniferous | |
Raaschiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
Scalicidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Sinonamuropteridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
Skaliciidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 296 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Sojanoraphidiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Stenoneuritidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sylvabestiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 296 Ma Permian | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Sylvaphlebiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 305 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
Telactinopterygidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tshecalculidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Tshekardominidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tunguskapteridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 260 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
Uralotermitidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Anaidelia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Angaroptera ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Blattogryllulus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Chalcorychus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Chorolimnobia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Dyadozoarium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Gurianovella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 280 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Haplopterum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Ideliopsina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Issadonympha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Kaltanopterodes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Kenguronympha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Kerbia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Kolvidelia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Liomoptoides ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Madygenidelia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Mitinovia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Neoliomopterum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Palaeocixius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 304 Ma Carboniferous | |
Permedax ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Permobaharellus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
Permonympha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Polyetes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
Pseudoshurabia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Rachimentomon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 280 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Sukhonoptera ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Sunopterites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Sylvaclinicus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Sylvalitoralis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 279 Ma Permian | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Sylvamicropteron ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Sylvonympha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Tataronympha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Termoides ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 280 Ma Permian | 280 Ma Permian | |
Triasseuryptilon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 254 Ma Permian | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Tshebardanympha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Tshekardites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 280 Ma Permian | 280 Ma Permian | |
Uralotermes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Uralotermidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Grylloblattodea : Uralotermidae |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1914 | Grylloblattida Walker |
1914 | Grylloblattodea Walker |
1917 | Protoperla boltoni Lameere p. 164 |
1922 | Protoperla boltoni Handlirsch p. 109 |
1939 | Uralotermidae Zalessky p. 53 |
1965 | Uralotermitidae Emerson p. 11 |
1968 | Grylloblattodea Sharov |
2001 | Grylloblattida Wappler p. 96 |
2004 | Grylloblattodea Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence |
Year | Name and Author |
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2006 | Grylloblattodea Arillo and Engel p. 3 |
2007 | Grylloblattida Béthoux |
2007 | Grylloblattodea Béthoux and Beckemeyer |
2009 | Grylloblattida Aristov p. 643 |
2012 | Grylloblattodea Eades |
2014 | Grylloblattodea Misof et al. |
2015 | Grylloblattida Prokop et al. p. 30 |
2019 | Grylloblattodea Wipfler et al. |
References
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!