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Chorotypidae

Insecta - Orthoptera - Chorotypidae

Taxonomy
Choroetypidae was named by Stål (1873). It is extant.

It was corrected as Chorotypidae by Matt et al. (2008), Song et al. (2020).

It was assigned to Eumastacoidea by Matt et al. (2008), Song et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Chorotypidae Matt et al.
2020Chorotypidae Song et al.

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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
orderOrthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderAcridideaMacLeay 1821
Acridomorpha
superfamilyEumastacoidea
familyChorotypidae()
familyChorotypidae()

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. Chorotypidae Stål 1873
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Subfm. Eruciinae Burr 1899
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G. Erucius Stal 1875
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Erucius lewisi Kevan and Wighton 1981
G. †Paleochina Schubnel et al. 2020
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Paleochina duvergeri Schubnel et al. 2020
Paleochina minuta Schubnel et al. 2020
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: grazersubo
Diet 2: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:51:38
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:51:38
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Whitneyan or 61.66000 to 29.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24France (Auvergne) Paleochina duvergeri, Paleochina minuta (123463)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Montana) Erucius sp. (120623)