Archaeognatha is an order of wingless insects commonly known as bristletails, among the most evolutionarily primitive living insects. The order appeared in the Middle Devonian period at roughly the same time as the arachnids, and fossils closely resembling living species have been found throughout the remainder of the Paleozoic Era; an older name for the order is Microcoryphia.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ637179, descriptionView the Source 2. Archaeognatha - Wikipedia
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Wingless Insect Orders (Apterygota), Lead
The Archaeognatha are an order of apterygotes, commonly known as bristletails.
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Archaeognatha
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 606
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Archaeognatha
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Archaeognatha" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 387.95 ... "early_interval": "Givetian"
Wikidata: Archaeognatha
Wikidata Q637179, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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