Insecta - Odonata - Liupanshaniidae
Full reference: G. Bechly, A. Nel, X. Martínez-Declòs, E. A. Jarzembowski, R. Coram, D. Martill, G. Fleck, F. Escuillié, M. M. Wisshak and M. Maisch. 2001. A revision and phylogenetic study of Mesozoic Aeshnoptera, with description of numerous new taxa (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera). Neue Paläontologische Abhandlungen 4:1-219
Parent taxon: Aeshnoptera according to D. R. Zheng et al. 2022
See also Bechly 2010
Sister taxa: Aeshnomorpha, Burmaeshnidae, Cymatophlebiella, Enigmaeshnidae, Mesuropetaloidea, Parapetala, Propecymatophlebia, Pseudoliupanshania, Sinocymatophlebiella
Subtaxa: Araripeliupanshania Brasiliupanshania Cratoliupanshania Galloliupanshania Guyuanaeschnidia Libanoliupanshania Liupanshania Paraliupanshania Paramesuropetala Protoliupanshania
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (7 collections), China (4), France (1), Kazakhstan (1), Lebanon (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences