Tipulomorpha
The Tipulomorpha are an infraorder of Nematocera, containing the crane flies, a very large group, and allied families.
| Crane flies and allies Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Crane fly | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Nematocera |
| Infraorder: | Tipulomorpha |
| Families | |
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One recent classification based largely on fossils splits this group into a series of extinct superfamilies (below), and includes members of other infraorders, but this has not gained wide acceptance.
Extinct ranks
- Superfamily Eopolyneuroidea
- Family Eopolyneuridae - (Upper Triassic)
- Family Musidoromimidae - (Upper Triassic)
- Superfamily Tipulodictyoidea extinct
- Family Tipulodictyidae - (Upper Triassic)
- Superfamily Tanyderophryneoidea extinct
- Family Tanyderophryneidae - (Middle Jurassic)
- Superfamily Tipuloidea
- Family Architipulidae extinct (Upper Triassic)-(Pan Jurassic)
- Family Eolimnobiidae extinct (Lower Jurassic)
- Superfamily Eoptychopteroidea extinct
- Family Eoptychopteridae - (Lower Jurassic)
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