Euxenoperla clara Riek, 1976
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Euxenoperla clara Riek, 1976
- Name authority
- Riek, 1976
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Plecoptera
- Family
- Euxenoperlidae
- Genus
- Euxenoperla
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderPlecoptera Burmeister, 1839
- suborderAntarctoperlaria Zwick, 1969
- superfamilyGripopterygoidea Enderlein, 1909
- familyEuxenoperlidae Riek, 1976
- genusEuxenoperla Riek, 1973
- speciesEuxenoperla clara Riek, 1976
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Euxenoperla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Euxenoperla similis Riek, 1973 | EuxenoperlidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Euxenoperla simplex Riek, 1973 | EuxenoperlidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Riek, E.F. (1976) A new collection of insects from the Upper Triassic of South Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum, 22(3), 791–820, 7 figs. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3DFFQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.