Insecta - Odonata - Mesuropetalidae
Alternative combinations: Aeschna muensteri, Morbaeschna muensteri, Uropetala muensteri
Synonyms: Gomphus koehleri Hagen 1848, Mesuropetala koehleri Hagen 1848, Protolindenia koehleri Hagen 1848, Uropetala koehleri Hagen 1848
Full reference: E. F. Germar. 1839. Die versteinerten Insecten Solenhofens. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 19(1):187-222
Belongs to Mesuropetala according to G. Bechly et al. 2001
See also Carpenter 1932, Deichmüller 1886, Germar 1839, Hagen 1848, Hagen 1850, Hagen 1862, Handlirsch 1906, Kirby 1890, Meunier 1897, Needham 1907, Nel et al. 1998, Nel et al. 1994 and Ponomarenko 1985
Sister taxa: Mesuropetala auliensis, Mesuropetala costalis, Mesuropetala magna, Mesuropetala schmiedeli
Type specimens:
- Mesuropetala muensteri: BSP AS VII 794, an exoskeleton (Complete body). Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
- Gomphus koehleri: BSP 1846 / 44a,b, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Solnhofen (Koehler coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (11 collections)
Total: 11 collections including 15 occurrences
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