†subfamily Meganeurinae Handlirsch 1906 (griffinfly)

Insecta - Meganisoptera - Meganeuridae

Parent taxon: Meganeuridae according to A. Nel et al. 2009

See also Brauckmann and Zessin 1989, Carpenter 1943, Engel 1998, Zalessky 1950 and Zessin 1983

Sister taxa: Carpentertypinae, Gallotupus, Oligotypinae, Piesbergtupinae, Shenzhousia, Stephanotypinae, Tupinae

Subtaxa: Meganeura Meganeuropsis Meganeurula

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (7: Kansas, Oklahoma collections)

• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Nova Scotia), China (1), France (2), United States (2: Alabama, Illinois)

Total: 13 collections including 21 occurrences

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