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Petalurida

Insecta - Odonata

Taxonomy
Petalurida was named by Bechly (1996). It is extant.

It was assigned to Anisoptera by Bechly (2000); to Odonata by Petrulevičius and Nel (2003); and to Anisoptera by Bechly (2007).

Subtaxa
Petaluridae, Petalurodea, Protolindeniidae
Entered
by J. Karr (authorized by M. Clapham) on 2011-08-23; modified by M. Clapham on 2022-02-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Petalurida Bechly
2000Petalurida Bechly p. 5
2003Petalurida Petrulevičius and Nel
2007Petalurida Bechly

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
RankNameAuthor
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
—Epiproctophora
—EuepiproctophoraBechly 1998
—Anisopteromorpha
—Trigonoptera
—Pananisoptera
—NeoanisopteraBechly 1998
suborderAnisopteraSelys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854
—PetaluridaBechly 1996
—PetaluridaBechly 1996

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.

Unr. Petalurida Bechly 1996
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Fm. Petaluridae Needham 1903 [grayback dragonfly]
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G. †Argentinopetala Petrulevičius and Nel 2003
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†Argentinopetala archangelskyi Petrulevičius and Nel 2003
G. Petalura Leach 1815
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Invalid names: Petalura differens Hagen 1862 [nomen nudum]
Unr. Petalurodea Bechly 1996
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Fm. †Cretapetaluridae Nel et al. 1998
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G. †Anglopetalura Coram and Nel 2009
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†Anglopetalura magnifica Coram and Nel 2009
G. †Cratopetalura Nel and Bechly 2009
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†Cratopetalura petruleviciusi Nel and Bechly 2009
G. †Cretapetalura Nel et al. 1998
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†Cretapetalura brasiliensis Nel et al. 1998
G. †Eotanypteryx Bechly 2007
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†Eotanypteryx paradoxa Bechly 2007
Superfm. Petaluroidea Needham 1903
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Fm. †Aktassiidae Pritykina 1968
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Subfm. †Aktassiinae Pritykina 1968
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G. †Aeschnogomphus Handlirsch 1906
G. †Aktassia Pritykina 1968
G. †Lebanoaktassia Azar and Nel 2023
G. †Sinaktassia Lin et al. 2010
Subfm. †Pseudocymatophlebiinae Nel et al. 1998
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G. †Pseudocymatophlebia Nel et al. 1998
Fm. †Protolindeniidae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Austroprotolindenia Beattie and Nel 2012
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†Austroprotolindenia jurassica Beattie and Nel 2012
G. †Protolindenia Deichmüller 1886
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†Protolindenia antiqua Vander Linden 1827
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Invalid names: Protolindenia wittei Giebel 1860 [synonym]
†Protolindenia viohli Nel et al. 2001
G. †Sinoprotolindenia Wei et al. 2026
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†Sinoprotolindenia zhengi Wei et al. 2026
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available