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Arachnophasma

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8589132https://www.gbif.org/species/8589132
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)319996https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=319996
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Permophasmatidae : Arachnophasma
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Phasmatodea : Permophasmatidae : Arachnophasma
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
-PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
-EukinolabiaTerry and Whiting 2005
orderPhasmatodeaJacobson and Bianchi 1902
superfamilyProchresmodoideaVishnyakova 1980
familyPermophasmatidaeGorochov 1992
genusArachnophasmaAristov & Rasnitsyn 2015
Scientific NameArachnophasma Aristov & Rasnitsyn, 2015
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Arachnophasmagenusbelongs to Permophasmatidaestated with evidenceAristov and Rasnitsyn, 2015
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance279 - 272 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance279 - 272 Ma
Permian
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. S. Aristov and A. P. Rasnitsyn. 2015. New insects from the Kungurian of Tshekarda fossil site in Permian territory of Russia. Russian Entomological Journal 24:17-35

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Arachnophasma scurra
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1279 Ma
Permian
279 Ma
Permian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2015Arachnophasma Aristov and Rasnitsyn p. 31

References

Aristov D. S., Rasnitsyn A. P. (2015) New insects from the Kungurian of Tshekarda fossil site in Permian territory of Russia, Russian Entomological Journal 24, 17-35
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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