Siphlonuridae
Family of mayflies
| Siphlonuridae Temporal range: Anisian–Holocene, 242–0 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Ephemeroptera |
| Suborder: | Schistonota |
| Superfamily: | Baetoidea |
| Family: | Siphlonuridae |
Siphlonuridae, also known as the primitive minnow mayfly is a family of insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera. They are adapted to cool waters.[2]
Taxonomy
The family is divided into the following extant genera:[3]
- Ameletoides Tillyard, 1933
- Edmundsius Day, 1953
- Parameletus Bengtsson, 1908
- Siphlonisca Needham, 1909
- Siphlonurus Eaton, 1868
Family overview
The labrum (upper lip) is not notched in the middle; the antennae are shorter than twice the width of the head; the maxillae on the underside of the head lack prominent rows of golden spines; the abdominal gills are rounded and similar to each other in structure; three long slender filaments at the end of the body are about equally long.[4]
References
- ^ Wang, Yan-hui; Engel, Michael S.; Rafael, José A.; Wu, Hao-yang; Rédei, Dávid; Xie, Qiang; Wang, Gang; Liu, Xiao-guang; Bu, Wen-jun (2016). "Fossil record of stem groups employed in evaluating the chronogram of insects (Arthropoda: Hexapoda)". Scientific Reports. 6: 38939. Bibcode:2016NatSR...638939W. doi:10.1038/srep38939. PMC 5154178. PMID 27958352.
- ^ Edmunds, George F.; Jensen, Steven L.; Berner, Lewis (1976). The Mayflies of North and Central America. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. p. 130. ISBN 0-8166-0759-1.
- ^ "ADW: Siphlonuridae: CLASSIFICATION".
- ^ "ADW: Primitive Minnow Mayflies: CLASSIFICATION".
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Extant Ephemeroptera families
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Subclass: Pterygota
- Superorder: Ephemeropteroidea
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- George F. Edmunds
- William L. Peters
- Jay Traver
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