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Calopterygiformia

Insecta - Odonata

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

It was assigned to Calopterygomorpha by Bechly (2007).

Subtaxa
Calopterygida, Euphaeida
Sister taxa
Calopterygida, Euphaeida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Calopterygiformia Bechly
2007Calopterygiformia Bechly

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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
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
RankNameAuthor
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
suborderZygopteraSelys-Longchamps 1854
—CalopteraBelyshev and Haritonov 1983
—Eucaloptera
—Calopterygomorpha
—Calopterygiformia
—Calopterygiformia

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. Calopterygiformia Bechly 1996
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Unr. Calopterygida Bechly 1996
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Fm. †Carleidae Bechly et al. 2020
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G. †Carlea Bechly et al. 2020
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†Carlea eocenica Bechly et al. 2020
G. †Eocalopteryx Cockerell 1921
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†Eocalopteryx atavina Cockerell 1921
Unr. Euphaeida Bechly 1996
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Superfm. Epallagoidea Needham 1903
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Fm. †Latibasaliidae Petrulevičius and Nel 2004
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G. †Latibasalia Petrulevičius and Nel 2004
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†Latibasalia elongata Petrulevičius and Nel 2004
†Latibasalia quispeae Petrulevičius and Nel 2004
Fm. †Zacallitidae Cockerell 1928
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G. †Zacallites Cockerell 1928
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†Zacallites balli Cockerell 1928
†Zacallites cockerelli Bechly et al. 2020
Superfm. Polythoroidea Munz 1919
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Fm. †Bolcathoridae Gentilini 2002
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G. †Bolcathore Gentilini 2002
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†Bolcathore colorata Gentilini 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitino
Form: roller-shapedo
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialo
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: volanto
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: insectivoreo
Vision: well-developedo
Dispersal: watero
Created: 2011-03-07 03:41:10
Modified: 2011-03-06 10:41:10
Source: o = order
Reference: Ren and Guo 1996

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Priabonian or 59.24000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Argentina (Jujuy) Latibasalia elongata, Latibasalia quispeae (106995)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Bolcathore colorata (122230)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Carlea eocenica, Zacallites cockerelli (216597) Zacallites cockerelli (221179)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Zacallites balli (124458)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Eocalopteryx atavina (114058)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Calopterygiformia indet., Bolcathore sp. A (123960)