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Gomphaeschninae
Taxonomy
Gomphaeschninae was named by Tillyard and Fraser (1940). It is extant. Its type is Gomphaeschna. It was considered monophyletic by Jarzembowski (1988).
It was reranked as the tribe Gomphaeschnini by Nel et al. (1994).
It was assigned to Aeshninae by Nel et al. (1994); to Aeshnidae by Wighton and Wilson (1986), Lewis (1988), Jarzembowski (1988), Nel and Martínez-Delclòs (1993), Nel et al. (1996), Ren and Guo (1996); and to Gomphaeschnidae by Bechly et al. (2001), Schädel and Lechner (2017), Jouault et al. (2023).
It was reranked as the tribe Gomphaeschnini by Nel et al. (1994).
It was assigned to Aeshninae by Nel et al. (1994); to Aeshnidae by Wighton and Wilson (1986), Lewis (1988), Jarzembowski (1988), Nel and Martínez-Delclòs (1993), Nel et al. (1996), Ren and Guo (1996); and to Gomphaeschnidae by Bechly et al. (2001), Schädel and Lechner (2017), Jouault et al. (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1940 | Gomphaeschninae Tillyard and Fraser |
| 1986 | Gomphaeschninae Wighton and Wilson p. 506 |
| 1988 | Gomphaeschninae Jarzembowski p. 764 |
| 1988 | Gomphaeschninae Lewis p. 2 |
| 1993 | Gomphaeschninae Nel and Martínez-Delclòs |
| 1994 | Gomphaeschnini Nel et al. p. 161 |
| 1996 | Gomphaeschninae Nel et al. p. 190 |
| 1996 | Gomphaeschninae Ren and Guo |
| 2001 | Gomphaeschninae Bechly et al. p. 193 |
| 2017 | Gomphaeschninae Schädel and Lechner p. 159 |
| 2023 | Gomphaeschninae Jouault et al. p. 4 |
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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.
Subfm. Gomphaeschninae Tillyard and Fraser 1940
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G. †Alloaeschna Wighton and Wilson 1986
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†Alloaeschna paskapooensis Wighton and Wilson 1986
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Invalid names: Alloaeschna marklae Wighton and Wilson 1986 [synonym], Alloaeschna quadrata Wighton and Wilson 1986 [synonym]
G. Allopetalia Selys-Longchamps 1871
G. Gomphaeschna Selys 1871
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†Gomphaeschna carinthiae Schädel and Lechner 2017
†Gomphaeschna inferna Pritykina 1977
†Gomphaeschna miocenica Prokop and Nel 2002
†Gomphaeschna schrankii Lewis 1988
†Gomphaeschna sibirica Bechly et al. 2001
G. Oligoaeschna Selys 1889
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†Oligoaeschna anglica Cockerell and Andrews 1916
†Oligoaeschna conjuncta Martynov 1929
†Oligoaeschna needhami Cockerell 1907
†Oligoaeschna oligocenica Nel and Papazian 1983
Oligoaeschna pryeri Martin 1909
Invalid names: Jagoria Karsch 1889 [synonym], Lithaeschna Cockerell 1907 [synonym], Projagoria Martynov 1929 [synonym]
G. Oplonaeschna Selys 1883
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†Oplonaeschna metis Heer 1849
†Oplonaeschna staurophlebioides Henriksen 1922
Invalid names: Hoplonaeschna Karsch 1891 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barremian to the top of the Gelasian or 125.77000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma
Collections (25 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Barremian | Russian Federation (Chita) | Gomphaeschna sibirica (105968) | |
| Aptian | Russian Federation (Buryatia) | Gomphaeschna inferna (105536) | |
| Aptian | Mongolia | Gomphaeschna sibirica (103655) | |
| Tiffanian | Canada (Alberta) | Alloaeschna paskapooensis (119828 119832) Alloaeschna paskapooensis, Gomphidae indet. (119816) Alloaeschna sp. (232706) Gomphaeschninae indet., Alloaeschna paskapooensis, Alloaeschna quadrata (119839) | |
| Tiffanian | USA (North Dakota) | Gomphaeschna schrankii (15000) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Montana) | Kishenehna prima (203699) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Oligoaeschna anglica (21976 123959 127743) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Lithaeschna needhami (106381) | |
| Chattian | Kazakhstan (Saisan) | Projagoria conjuncta (114018) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | France (Aix-en-Provence) | Jagoria oligocenica (114117) | |
| Aquitanian | Denmark | Oplonaeschna staurophlebioides (164572) | |
| Aquitanian | Germany | Projagoria conjuncta (123872) | |
| Burdigalian | China (Shandong) | Jagoria sinica (128550) | |
| MN 3 | Czechia | Gomphaeschna miocenica (105508) | |
| Langhian | USA (Idaho) | Gomphaeschninae indet. (130391) | |
| Badenian | Austria | Gomphaeschna carinthiae (184615) | |
| Sarmatian | Croatia | Aeschna metis (117250) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Japan | Oligoaeschna pryeri (127452) | |
| Gelasian | France | Gomphaeschnini indet. (113996) |