Insecta - Odonata - Gomphaeschnidae
Parent taxon: Gomphaeschninae according to M. Schädel and T. S. Lechner 2017
See also Bechly et al. 2001, Carpenter 1992, Lewis 1988, Madsen and Nel 1997, Nel et al. 1994 and Pritykina 1977
Sister taxa: Alloaeschna, Allopetalia, Kishenehna, Oligoaeschna, Oplonaeschna
Subtaxa: Gomphaeschna carinthiae Gomphaeschna inferna Gomphaeschna miocenica Gomphaeschna schrankii Gomphaeschna sibirica
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (1 collection), the Czech Republic (1)
• Paleocene of United States (1: North Dakota)
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (1), the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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