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Cymatophlebiidae

Insecta - Odonata - Cymatophlebiidae

Taxonomy
Cymatophlebiidae was named by Handlirsch (1906). It is not extant. Its type is Cymatophlebia.

It was assigned to Cymatophlebioidea by Bechly et al. (2001).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Libellulium Westwood
1854Libellulium agrias Westwood pp. 387, 394 figs. Pl 15, fig 4
1890Libellulium agrias Kirby p. 166
1906Cymatophlebiidae Handlirsch
1906Cymatophlebia agrias Handlirsch p. 592
1934Libellulium agrias Cowley p. 276
1992Libellulium Carpenter p. 83
1994Libellulium Jarzembowski
1994Libellulium agrias Jarzembowski p. 71
2001Cymatophlebiidae Bechly et al. p. 73

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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
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
RankNameAuthor
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
—Epiproctophora
—EuepiproctophoraBechly 1998
—Anisopteromorpha
—Trigonoptera
—Pananisoptera
—NeoanisopteraBechly 1998
suborderAnisopteraSelys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854
—Euanisoptera
—Aeshnoptera
—Aeshnomorpha
—Panaeshnida
—Aeshnida
superfamilyCymatophlebioideaHandlirsch 1906
familyCymatophlebiidaeHandlirsch 1906
familyCymatophlebiidaeHandlirsch 1906

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. †Cymatophlebiidae Handlirsch 1906
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Subfm. †Cymatophlebiinae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Cymatophlebia Deichmüller 1886
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†Cymatophlebia daohugouensis Fan et al. 2023
†Cymatophlebia densa Bechly 2001
†Cymatophlebia herrienae Bechly et al. 2001
†Cymatophlebia kuempeli Bechly et al. 2001
†Cymatophlebia longialata Germar 1839
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Invalid names: Aeschna bavarica Giebel 1856 [synonym], Aeschna multicellulosa Giebel 1857 [synonym]
†Cymatophlebia pumilio Bechly et al. 2001
†Cymatophlebia purbeckensis Bechly et al. 2001
†Cymatophlebia standingae Jarzembowski 1994
†Cymatophlebia suevica Bechly et al. 2001
†Cymatophlebia yixianensis Zheng et al. 2018
†Cymatophlebia zdrzaleki Jarzembowski 1994
Subfm. †Valdaeshninae Bechly et al. 2001
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G. †Hoyaeshna Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
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†Hoyaeshna cretacica Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
G. †Prohoyaeshna Bechly et al. 2001
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†Prohoyaeshna milleri Bechly et al. 2001
G. †Valdaeshna Jarzembowski 1988
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†Valdaeshna andressi Bechly et al. 2001
†Valdaeshna mikei Zheng et al. 2018
†Valdaeshna surreyensis Jarzembowski 1988
Invalid names: Libellulium Westwood 1854 [nomen dubium], Libellulium agrias Westwood 1854 [nomen dubium]
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: base of the Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Barremian or 165.30000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Nei Mongol) Cymatophlebia daohugouensis (113371)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Cymatophlebia herrienae (105965) Cymatophlebia suevica (105964)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Swabian Alb) Libellulium longialatum (106402)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Cymatophlebia longialata (105799 122880)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Cymatophlebia densa (152881) Cymatophlebia longialata (105797 105798 122730 123144 123906 131959 133578 139548 139550 152882 152883 152901) Cymatophlebia longialata, Cymatophlebia pumilio, Cymatophlebia kuempeli (139551) Cymatophlebia pumilio (105541 117534) Libellula longialata (123985)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Aeschna multicellulosa (152880) Cymatophlebia longialata (123994 139876 152603 152884) Cymatophlebia longialata, Cymatophlebia pumilio, Cymatophlebia kuempeli (122586)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian145.06 - 141.0Spain Cymatophlebia longialata (224315)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Libellulium agrias (127481)
Middle Berriasian141.0 - 139.1United Kingdom (England) Cymatophlebia purbeckensis (153648)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Prohoyaeshna milleri (104003)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77United Kingdom (Surrey) Valdaeshna surreyensis (160653)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77United Kingdom (England) Valdaeshna andressi (106281)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4United Kingdom (England) Libellulium standingae, Libellulium zdrzaleki (104005) Valdaeshna mikei (45193)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Liaoning) Cymatophlebia yixianensis (176229)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Cuenca) Hoyaeshna cretacica (152992)