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Palaeodonatoptera

Insecta

Taxonomy
Palaeodonatoptera was named by Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez (2016). It is extant.

It was assigned to Odonatoptera by Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez (2016).

Subtaxa
Kukaloptera, Plesiodonatoptera
Sister taxa
Plesiodonatoptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Palaeodonatoptera Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez p. 346

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Palaeodonatoptera

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. Palaeodonatoptera Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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Or. †Kukaloptera Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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Fm. †Kirchneralidae Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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G. †Kirchnerala Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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†Kirchnerala treintamil Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
Unr. Plesiodonatoptera Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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Unr. Apodonatoptera Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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Or. †Geroptera Brodsky 1994
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Fm. †Geropteridae Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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G. †Geropteron Riek 1984
Unr. Paneodonatoptera Nel et al. 2019
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Fm. †Enigmapteridae Nel et al. 2019
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G. †Enigmaptera Nel et al. 2019
Unr. Neodonatoptera Bechly 1996
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G. †Brunellopteron Béthoux et al. 2021
Subor. †Eomeganisoptera Rohdendorf 1962
Fm. †Erasipteridae Carpenter 1939
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Invalid names: Sinierasipteridae Zhang et al. 2012 [synonym]
Unr. Euodonatoptera Bechly et al. 2001
Or. †Meganisoptera Martynov 1932 [griffinfly]
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Invalid names: Protodonata Brongniart 1885 [replaced]
Invalid names: Panodialata Nel et al. 1999 [empty]
Or. †Argentinoptera Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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Fm. †Argentinalidae Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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G. †Argentinala Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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†Argentinala cristinae Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available