Synonym: Gigantotermes Engel et al. 2016 [replaced name]
Full reference: M. S. Engel, P. M. Barden, and D. A. Grimaldi. 2016. A replacement name for the Cretaceous termite genus Gigantotermes (Isoptera). Novitates Paleoentomologicae 14:1-2
Parent taxon: Euisoptera according to M. S. Engel et al. 2016
See also Engel et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Aiuruocatermes, Aragonitermes, Ardatermes, Artisoptera, Baissatermes, Caatingatermitinae, Cantabritermes, Carinatermitinae, Cretarhinotermes, Cretatermitinae, Dharmatermes, Eutermes, Eutermes debilis, Francotermes, Ithytermes, Jitermes, Krishnatermitidae, Lebanotermes, Lutetiatermitinae, Mariconitermes, Meiatermes, Melqartitermitidae, Morazatermes, Mylacrotermitidae, Paleotermopsis, Santonitermes, Syagriotermes, Teletisoptera, Termes rutoti, Termopsidae, Ulmeriella, Yanjingtermes, Yongdingia
Subtaxa: Ginormotermes rex
Type: Gigantotermes rex
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (AMNH collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)
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