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Eumantodea

Insecta - Mantodea

Taxonomy
Eumantodea was named by Grimaldi (2003). It is extant.

It was assigned to Neomantodea by Grimaldi (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Eumantodea Grimaldi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
—Holopandictyoptera
superorderDictyopteraLatreille 1829
orderMantodeaBurmeister 1838
suborderNeomantodea
infraorderEumantodea
infraorderEumantodea

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.

Infraor. Eumantodea Grimaldi 2003
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Superfm. Chaeteessoidea Handlirsch 1925
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Fm. Chaeteessidae Handlirsch 1925
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G. †Arvernineura Piton 1940
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†Arvernineura insignis Piton 1940
G. Chaeteessa Burmeister 1838
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†Chaetoessa burmeisteri Giebel 1862
G. †Lithophotina Cockerell 1908
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†Lithophotina costalis Cockerell 1914
†Lithophotina floccosa Cockerell 1908
G. †Louispitonia Schubnel and Nel 2019
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Invalid names: Archaeophlebia Piton 1940 [replaced]
G. †Megaphotina Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
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†Megaphotina sichotensis Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993
Invalid names: Archephemeridae Piton 1940 [synonym]
Unr. Spinomantodea Schwarz and Roy 2019
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Superfm. Mantoidoidea Giglio-Tos 1919
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Fm. Mantoididae Giglio-Tos 1919
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G. Mantoida Newman 1838
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†Mantoida matthiasglinki Zompro 2005
G. †Pseudomantoida Schubnel and Nel 2019
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†Pseudomantoida extendidera Schubnel and Nel 2019
Unr. Schizomantodea Schwarz and Roy 2019
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Unr. Artimantodea Svensen and Whiting 2009
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Unr. Amerimantodea Schwarz and Roy 2019
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Superfm. Thespoidea Saussure 1869
Unr. Cernomantodea Svensen and Whiting 2009
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Unr. Metamantodea Schwarz and Roy 2019
Unr. Nanomantodea Schwarz and Roy 2019
G. †Protohierodula Ross 2019
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†Protohierodula crabbi Ross 2019
Invalid names: Metallyticidae Giglio-Tos 1917 [empty], Metallyticoidea Giglio-Tos 1917 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Holocene or 61.66000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24France (Auvergne) Arvernineura insignis (120579 123436 123463) Arvernineura insignis, Archaeophlebia enigmatica (113685)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Oise) Chaeteessidae indet., Pseudomantoida extendidera (123850)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Protohierodula crabbi (21976)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Mantoida matthiasglinki (124275)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Primorskiy) Megaphotina sichotensis (123794)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Eobruneria tessellata (124624) Lithophotina costalis (113749) Lithophotina floccosa (106381)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Litaneutria pilosuspedes (217213)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico Litaneutria pilosuspedes (217210)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Wurttemberg) Mantis boettingensis (113752)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Mantis protogaea (115304)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Niedersachsen) Mantis religiosa (109196)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Chaetoessa brevialata, Chaetoessa burmeisteri (129861)