IRMNG - Ephemeridae Leach, 1817

IRMNG taxon details

Ephemeridae Leach, 1817

IRMNG_ID

100457 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:100457)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Ephemeroptera

Direct children (20)

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Genus Afromera Demoulin, 1955
Genus Denia McCafferty
Genus Denina McCafferty, 1987
Genus Eatonica Navás, 1913
Genus Eatonigenia Ulmer, 1939
Genus Ephemera Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Hexagenia Walsh, 1863
Genus Ichthybotus Eaton, 1899
Genus Litobrancha McCafferty, 1971
Genus Parabaetis Haupt, 1956 †
Genus Aethephemera McCafferty & Edmunds, 1974 accepted as Ephemera Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Dicrephemera McCafferty & Edmunds, 1974 accepted as Afromera Demoulin, 1955
Genus Heterogenesia Dang, 1967 accepted as Eatonigenia Ulmer, 1939
Genus Nirvius Navás, 1922 accepted as Ephemera Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Parabaëtis Haupt, 1956 † accepted as Parabaetis Haupt, 1956 †
Genus Polymitarcys Eaton, 1868 accepted as Ephoron Williamson, 1802
Genus Pseudeatonica Spieth, 1941 accepted as Hexagenia Walsh, 1863
Genus Sinephemera Kluge, 2004 accepted as Ephemera Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Ichthyodes Adelung, 1900 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Phthartus Handlirsch, 1904 † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Authority given as Latreille, 1810 in Hallan, 2000-

Taxonomic remark Authority given as Latreille, 1810 in Hallan, 2000- [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Ephemeridae Leach, 1817. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100457 on 2024-11-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree] [list species]

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Hexapoda (Subphylum) > Insecta (Class) > Pterygota (Subclass) > Paleoptera (Infraclass) > Ephemeroptera (Order) > Schistonota (Suborder) > Ephemeroidea (Superfamily) > Ephemeridae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Mayflies, terrestrial / aquatic (FW) nymphs (characteristics of order) (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Aptian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority given as Latreille, 1810 in Hallan, 2000- [details]

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