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Prochoropteridae
Taxonomy
Prochoropteridae was named by Handlirsch (1911). Its type is Prochoroptera.
It was assigned to Megasecoptera by Handlirsch (1911), Handlirsch (1919); and to Diaphanopterodea by Carpenter and Richardson (1978), Carpenter (1992).
It was assigned to Megasecoptera by Handlirsch (1911), Handlirsch (1919); and to Diaphanopterodea by Carpenter and Richardson (1978), Carpenter (1992).
Subtaxa
Euchoroptera, Prochoroptera (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1911 | Prochoropteridae Handlirsch |
| 1919 | Prochoropteridae Handlirsch p. 586 |
| 1978 | Prochoropteridae Carpenter and Richardson p. 220 |
| 1992 | Prochoropteridae Carpenter p. 55 |
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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.
Fm. †Prochoropteridae Handlirsch 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: base of the Westphalian D to the top of the Kasimovian or 309.80000 to 303.70000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian D | USA (Illinois) | Prochoroptera calopteryx (112630 112637 122493 124837 124840 124841 151852) | |
| Kasimovian | USA (Kansas) | Euchoroptera longipennis (122507) |