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Diplura (two-pronged bristletails)

Diplura

Taxonomy
Diplura was named by Börner (1904). It is extant.

It was assigned to Insecta by Staniczek and Bechly (2007); and to Cercophora by Misof et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Diplura Börner p. 524
2007Diplura Staniczek and Bechly
2014Diplura Misof et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
orderDiplura
orderDiplura

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.

Or. Diplura Börner 1904 [two-pronged bristletails]
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Fm. Campodeidae Westwood 1873
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G. Campodea Westwood 1842
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†Campodea darwinii Silvestri 1912
Campodea staphylinus Westwood 1852
G. †Onychocampodea Pierce 1951
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†Onychocampodea onychis Pierce 1951
Superfm. Japygoidea Haliday 1864
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G. †Ferrojapyx Wilson and Martill 2001
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†Ferrojapyx vivax Wilson and Martill 2001
Fm. Japygidae Haliday 1864
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G. †Cretojapyx Wang et al. 2023
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†Cretojapyx huangi Wang et al. 2023
G. †Onychojapyx Pierce 1950
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†Onychojapyx schmidti Pierce 1950
Superfm. Projapygoidea Cook 1899
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Fm. Projapygidae Cook 1899
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G. †Electroprojapyx Sánchez-García et al. 2023
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†Electroprojapyx alchemicus Sánchez-García et al. 2023
G. †Plioprojapyx Pierce 1951
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†Plioprojapyx primitivus Pierce 1951
G. †Symphylurinopsis Sánchez-García et al. 2023
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†Symphylurinopsis punctatus Sánchez-García et al. 2023
G. Symphylurinus Silvestri 1909
Fm. †Testajapygidae Kukalová-Peck 1987
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G. †Testajapyx Kukalová-Peck 1987
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†Testajapyx thomasi Kukalová-Peck 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Westphalian D to the top of the Pliocene or 309.80000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 307.5 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Testajapyx thomasi (112637 127721)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Ferrojapyx vivax (122557)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Cretojapyx huangi (161726) Electroprojapyx alchemicus (111688)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Campodea staphylinus (123927)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Symphylurinopsis punctatus, Symphylurinus sp. 2 (124231) Symphylurinus sp. 1 (122982)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Arizona) Onychojapyx schmidti, Onychocampodea onychis, Plioprojapyx primitivus (152091)