Monura

Monura; Temporal range: Late Carboniferous–Permian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Subclass:	Monocondylia
Order:	Archaeognatha
Suborder:	Monura; Sharov 1957 stat. nov. Carpenter 1992
Family
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Monura is an extinct suborder of wingless insects in the order Archaeognatha. They resembled their modern relatives, the silverfish, and had a single lengthy filament projecting from the end of the abdomen. They also had a pair of leg-like cerci and some non-ambulatory abdominal appendages. The largest specimens reached 30 millimetres (1.2 in) or more, not counting the length of the filament.^[1]

Taxonomy[]

Suborder Monura Sharov 1957 stat. nov. Carpenter 1992^[2]
- Family Sharov 1957
  - Genus † Mángano et al. 1997 (ichnotaxa)
  - Genus † Brongniart 1885

References[]

^ ^a ^b Hoell, H.V.; Doyen, J.T. & Purcell, A.H. (1998). Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 321. ISBN 0-19-510033-6.
^ "Suborder †Monura Sharov 1957". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

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[IIBD-1] Hoell, H.V.; Doyen, J.T. & Purcell, A.H. (1998). Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 321. ISBN 0-19-510033-6.

[2] "Suborder †Monura Sharov 1957". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

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