Cymatophlebia pumilio Bechly et al. 2001 (true dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Cymatophlebiidae

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

Belongs to Cymatophlebia according to G. Bechly et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Cymatophlebia densa, Cymatophlebia herrienae, Cymatophlebia kuempeli, Cymatophlebia longialata, Cymatophlebia purbeckensis, Cymatophlebia standingae, Cymatophlebia suevica, Cymatophlebia yixianensis, Cymatophlebia zdrzaleki

Type specimen: MCZ 6234(6235), a forewing. Its type locality is Solnhofen (MCZ 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 (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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