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Meganeuridae

Insecta - Meganisoptera - Meganeuridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Meganeuridae Handlirsch p. 306
1919Meganeuridae Handlirsch p. 567
1919Typidae Handlirsch p. 572
1922Meganeuridae Handlirsch p. 62
1922Typidae Handlirsch p. 64
1932Meganeuridae Martynov
1932Typinae Martynov
1933Meganeuridae Carpenter
1937Meganeuridae Martynov p. 110
1940Meganeuridae Martynov p. 12
1940Typinae Martynov p. 12
1947Typinae Carpenter p. 48
1950Meganeuridae Zalessky
1950Typinae Zalessky
1958Oligotypus britannicus Laurentiaux
1960Meganeuridae Carpenter
1980Meganeuridae Whalley
1980Tupinae Whalley
1983Meganeuridae Zessin
1983Typinae Zessin
1989Tupinae Brauckmann and Zessin p. 182
1992Meganeuridae Carpenter p. 60
1998Meganeuridae Engel
1998Tupinae Engel
2006Meganeuridae Zhang and Hong p. 329
2009Meganeuridae Nel et al. p. 93
2009Tupinae Nel et al. p. 98
2010Tupinae Prokop and Nel p. 185

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
orderMeganisoptera
familyMeganeuridae
familyMeganeuridae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Meganeuridae Handlirsch 1906
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Subfm. †Carpentertypinae Zessin 1983
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G. †Carpentertypus Zessin 1983
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†Carpentertypus durhami Carpenter 1960
G. †Gallotupus Nel et al. 2008
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†Gallotupus oudardi Nel et al. 2008
Subfm. †Meganeurinae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Meganeura Brongniart 1885
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†Meganeura monyi Brongniart 1884
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Invalid names: Meganeura aeroplana Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Meganeura brongniarti Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Meganeura brongniartiana Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Meganeura draco Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Meganeura fafnir Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Meganeurella rapax Handlirsch 1919 [synonym]
Invalid names: Meganeurella Handlirsch 1919 [synonym]
G. †Meganeuropsis Carpenter 1939
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†Meganeuropsis americana Carpenter 1947
†Meganeuropsis permiana Carpenter 1939
G. †Meganeurula Handlirsch 1906
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†Meganeurula selysii Brongniart 1894
G. †Oligotypus Carpenter 1931
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†Oligotypus huangheensis Prokop et al. 2008
†Oligotypus makowskii Carpenter and Richardson 1971
†Oligotypus tillyardi Carpenter 1931
†Oligotypus tuscaloosae Beckemeyer and Engel 2011
Invalid names: Sinomeganeura Prokop et al. 2008 [synonym]
Subfm. †Piesbergtupinae Zessin 2006
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G. †Piesbergtupus Zessin 2006
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†Piesbergtupus hielscheri Zessin 2006
G. †Shenzhousia Zhang and Hong 2006
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†Shenzhousia qilianshanensis Zhang and Hong 2006
†Shenzhousia readi Carpenter 1933
Subfm. †Tupinae Handlirsch 1919
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G. †Arctotypus Martynov 1932
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†Arctotypus carbonicus Hong 1985
†Arctotypus diluculum Whalley 1980
†Arctotypus fortis Zalessky 1950
†Arctotypus gallicus Nel et al. 2009
†Arctotypus giganteus Nel et al. 2009
†Arctotypus intermedius Nel et al. 2009
†Arctotypus merifonsensis Nel et al. 2009
†Arctotypus sinuatus Martynov 1932
†Arctotypus sylvaensis Martynov 1940
G. †Bohemiatupus Prokop and Nel 2010
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†Bohemiatupus elegans Prokop and Nel 2010
G. †Boltonites Handlirsch 1919
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†Boltonites radstockensis Bolton 1914
G. †Curvitupus Nel et al. 2009
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†Curvitupus ariegensis Nel et al. 2009
†Curvitupus elongatus Zalessky 1950
†Curvitupus magnificus Zalessky 1950
†Curvitupus verneti Laurentiaux-Vieira and Laurentiaux 1963
G. †Ephemerites Geinitz 1865
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†Ephemerites rueckerti Geinitz 1865
G. †Gilsonia Meunier 1909
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†Gilsonia titana Meunier 1909
G. †Meganeurina Handlirsch 1919
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†Meganeurina confusa Handlirsch 1919
G. †Meganeurites Handlirsch 1919
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†Meganeurites gracilipes Handlirsch 1919
G. †Megatypus Tillyard 1925
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†Megatypus ingentissimus Tillyard 1925
†Megatypus parvus Engel 1998
†Megatypus schucherti Tillyard 1925
†Megatypus vetustus Carpenter 1933
G. †Nannotupus Nel et al. 2009
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†Nannotupus pumilio Nel et al. 2009
G. †Permotupus Nel et al. 2009
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†Permotupus minor Nel et al. 2009
†Permotupus ollieorum Nel et al. 2009
G. †Petrotypus Zalessky 1950
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†Petrotypus multivenosus Zalessky 1950
G. †Stephanotypus Zessin 1983
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†Stephanotypus schneideri Zessin 1983
G. †Tupus Sellards 1906
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†Tupus gallicus Nel et al. 2009
†Tupus gilmorei Carpenter 1927
†Tupus gracilis Carpenter 1947
†Tupus orientalis Zhang et al. 2012
†Tupus permianus Sellards 1906
†Tupus whitei Carpenter 1928
Invalid names: Paragilsonia Zhang et al. 2012 [synonym]
Invalid names: Oligotypus britannicus Laurentiaux 1958 [nomen nudum]
Invalid names: Oligotypinae Carpenter 1947 [empty], Stephanotypinae Zessin 2006 [empty], Typidae Handlirsch 1919 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available