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Hydrometroidea

Insecta - Hemiptera

Taxonomy
Hydrometroidea was named by Billberg (1820). It is extant.

It was assigned to Gerromorpha by Johnson et al. (2018), Szwedo (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Hydrometroidea Billberg p. 67
2018Hydrometroidea Johnson et al.
2018Hydrometroidea Szwedo p. 112

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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
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Clareocercaria
—Acercaria()
superorderPancondylognatha
—Condylognatha
orderHemiptera
suborderHeteroptera
infraorderGerromorphaPopov 1971
superfamilyHydrometroidea
superfamilyHydrometroidea

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.

Superfm. Hydrometroidea Billberg 1820
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Fm. Hydrometridae Billberg 1820 [marsh treader]
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Subfm. Heterocleptinae Villiers 1948
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G. †Alavametra Sánchez-García and Nel 2016
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†Alavametra popovi Sánchez-García and Nel 2016
G. †Carinametra Andersen and Grimaldi 2001
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†Carinametra burmensis Andersen and Grimaldi 2001
Subfm. Hydrometrinae Billberg 1820
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G. †Burmametra Huang et al. 2015
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†Burmametra macrocarinata Huang et al. 2015
G. †Christometra Pêgas et al. 2017
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†Christometra paradoxa Pêgas et al. 2017
G. †Cretaceometra Nel and Popov 2000
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†Cretaceometra brasiliensis Nel and Popov 2000
G. †Eocenometra Andersen 1982
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†Eocenometra danica Andersen 1982
†Eocenometra longicornis Andersen 1998
G. Hydrometra Latreille 1796
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†Hydrometra groehni Andersen 2003
Invalid names: Limnobates Burmeister 1835 [synonym]
G. †Incertametra Perez Goodwyn 2002
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†Incertametra santanensis Perez Goodwyn 2002
G. †Limnacis Germar 1856
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†Limnacis hoffeinsi Popov 1996
†Limnacis succini Germar and Berendt 1856
G. †Metrocephala Popov 1996
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†Metrocephala anderseni Popov 1996
†Metrocephala schaeferi Zettel and Heiss 2011
G. †Palaeometra Andersen 1998
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†Palaeometra madseni Andersen 1998
G. †Protobacillometra Nel and Paicheler 1993
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†Protobacillometra oligocenica Nel and Paicheler 1993
Invalid names: Limnobatodinae Esaki 1927 [empty]
Fm. Macroveliidae Mac Kinstry 1942
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G. †Daniavelia Andersen 1998
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†Daniavelia morsensis Andersen 1998
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 Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Chattian or 119.57000 to 23.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Cretaceometra brasiliensis (122352 122553 125508) Incertametra santanensis (122919 122922) Incertametra santanensis, Hydrometridae indet. (122557)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceara) Christometra paradoxa (34901)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain (Álava) Alavametra popovi (108769)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Burmametra macrocarinata (161726) Carinametra burmensis (111688)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Denmark Daniavelia morsensis (157311) Eocenometra danica (151340) Eocenometra longicornis, Palaeometra madseni (138942)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Limnacis hoffeinsi (123419)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Metrocephala anderseni (123760 123764 123771) Metrocephala anderseni, Hydrometra groehni (110735) Metrocephala schaeferi (123862)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Metrocephala anderseni (129227)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Limnacis succini, Hydrometridae larva indet. (109625)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Protobacillometra oligocenica (122501)