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Aeshnodea

Insecta - Odonata

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

It was assigned to Neoaeshnida by Bechly et al. (2001), Bechly (2007).

Subtaxa
Euaeshnodea, Primumaeshnidae
Sister taxa
Euaeshnodea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Aeshnodea Bechly
2001Aeshnodea Bechly et al. p. 198
2007Aeshnodea 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
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
RankNameAuthor
—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
—Paneuaeshnida
—Euaeshnida
—Neoaeshnida
—Aeshnodea
—Aeshnodea

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. Aeshnodea Bechly 1996
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Unr. Euaeshnodea Bechly et al. 2001
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Superfm. Aeshnoidea Leach 1815
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Fm. Aeshnidae Leach 1815 [darner dragonfly]
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Subfm. Aeshninae
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Tr. Aeshnini Rambur 1842
Tr. Allopetaliini Cockerell 1913
Tr. Anactini Tillyard and Fraser 1940
G. †Antiquiala Archibald and Cannings 2019
G. †Oligaeschna Piton and Théobald 1939
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Invalid names: Neoligaeschna Carpenter 1986 [objective synonym]
G. Basiaeschna Selys 1883
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†Basiaeschna alaskaensis Garrouste and Nel 2019
Subfm. Brachytroninae Fraser 1957
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Tr. Brachytronini Fraser 1957
G. †Eoshna Archibald and Cannings 2019
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†Eoshna thompsonensis Archibald and Cannings 2019
G. Epiaeschna Hagen 1875
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†Epiaeschna gossi Campion 1916
†Epiaeschna lucida Zhang 1989
†Epiaeschna magnifica Martynov 1929
†Epiaeschna matutina Zhang 1989
†Epiaeschna pseudoheros Nel and Petrulevičius 2010
†Epiaeschna stauropolitana Martynov 1927
†Epiaeschna wisseri Nel et al. 2020
Invalid names: Epacantha Martynov 1929 [synonym], Mediaeschna Zhang 1989 [synonym], Triaeschna Campion 1916 [synonym]
Subfm. Gynacanthinae Cockerell 1913
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G. Gynacantha Rambur 1842
G. Heliaeschna Selys 1882
G. †Necracantha Martynov 1929
G. †Huncoaeshna Petrulevičius et al. 2010
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†Huncoaeshna corrugata Petrulevičius et al. 2010
G. †Idemlinea Archibald and Cannings 2019
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†Idemlinea versatilis Archibald and Cannings 2019
G. †Kvacekia Prokop and Nel 2002
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†Kvacekia infuscata Prokop and Nel 2002
G. †Merlax Prokop and Nel 2000
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†Merlax bohemicus Prokop and Nel 2000
G. †Palaeaeschna Meunier 1914
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†Palaeaeschna vidali Meunier 1914
G. †Ypshna Archibald and Cannings 2019
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†Ypshna brownleei Archibald and Cannings 2019
†Ypshna latipennata Archibald and Cannings 2019
Invalid names: Aeshna dido Hagen 1863 [nomen dubium], Oplonaeschna vectensis Cockerell and Andrews 1916 [nomen dubium]
Fm. Telephlebiidae Cockerell 1913
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G. †Jingguaeshna Zheng and Zhang 2021
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†Jingguaeshna taoae Zheng and Zhang 2021
Invalid names: Telephlebiinae Cockerell 1913 [empty]
Fm. †Primumaeshnidae Pouillon and Nel 2020
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G. †Primumaeshna Pouillon and Nel 2020
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†Primumaeshna britta Pouillon and Nel 2020
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 Barremian to the top of the Holocene or 125.77000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (77 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain Palaeaeschna vidali (104052 118362 123437)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Liaoning) Aeschna acrodonta (148368)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Buryatia) Baissaeshna prisca (105536) Baissaeshna zherikhini (105969)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Primumaeshna britta (215116)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24France (Auvergne) Aeschnidiidae indet. (113685)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Aeshnidae indet. (119839)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07USA (Alaska) Basiaeschna alaskaensis (204785)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Denmark Parabaissaeshna ejerslevense (199521)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Washington) Aeshnidae indet. A, Antiquiala snyderae, Idemlinea versatilis, Ypshna brownleei (103206)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) Aeshnidae indet. (226231) Ypshna latipennata (147816) Ypshna latipennata, Eoshna thompsonensis (103205)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Argentina (Chubut) Huncoaeshna corrugata (75178)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Triaeschna gossi (113860)
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Aeschnidae indet. (120798)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Aeschnophlebia andreasi, Anglogomphaeschna eocenica (21976 207258) Aeschnophlebia andreasi, Oligaeschna wedmanni (127743) Anglogomphaeschna eocenica, Gynacanthinae indet. A (123960) Oplonaeschna vectensis, Anglogomphaeschna eocenica, Oligaeschna wedmanni (123959)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9China (Xizang) Oligaeschna sinica (224485)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Aeshnidae indet. specimen 1 (123215)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Aeschna solida, Aeschna larvata, Aeschna separata (106384) Aeshna larvata (123119) Oplonaeschna lapidaria (106380) Oplonaeschna separata, Aeschna solida (106381)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Spain Aeshnidae indet., Aeshna sp. (113990)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3France Aeshna caseneuvensis (233239)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France Aeschna ollivieri (122984)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Czechia Aeshna sp. (181764) Kvacekia infuscata (31643)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Czechia (Moravia) Oligaeschna kvaceki (104941)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Alpes-de-Haute) Aeschna paleocyanea (114016)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Aeshnidae indet., Aeschna heterofasciata (122407)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04France Oligaeschna jungi (127946)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Aeschna palaeocoerulea (155869)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Aeshna oligocenica (127415)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Kazakhstan (Saisan) Epacantha magnifica, Basiaeschna ashutasica, Necracantha sp., Necracantha composita (114018) Necracantha proxima (120121)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Puy-de-Dome) Oligaeschna jungi (155204)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Aix-en-Provence) Epiaeschna pseudoheros (114117)
MP 2827.3 - 23.04Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Oligaeschna jungi, Epiaeschna wisseri (71942)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Aeschna dido (123945)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Germany Aeschnidiidae indet. (123872)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Spain (Castellon) Aeshnidae indet. (140798) Oligaeschna saurai (122583)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Azerbaijan Heliaeschna parallela (127434)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Epiaeschna matutina, Aeshna shanwangensis, Aeshna forficatum (160472) Mediaeschna lucida (128552 138944) Mediaeschna lucida, Aeschna ignivora (128551) Mediaeschna matutina (128549)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Czechia Aeshna zlatkokvaceki (181763)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Czechia Aeshnidae indet. (150934) Merlax bohemicus (105508)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation (Stavropol) Epiaeschna stauropolitana (114118)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Aeshna stavropolensis (105571)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Bulgaria Oligaeschna bulgariensis (181730)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Jingguaeshna taoae (229451)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Aeschna polydore (115305) Aeschna tyche (115304)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Wurttemberg) Aeschnidae indet. (113752)
Vallesian - Turolian11.63 - 5.09Spain Aeshna cerdanica (113995)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09France (Ardèche) Aeshna andancensi, Aeschnophlebia miocenica (113893) Aeshna sp., Aeshna turoliana (156164) Nasiaeschna miocenica (227089)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Anax sp., Aeshna sp., Anax cryptus, Anax imperator, Anax ephippiger, Anax parthenope, Aeshna messiniana, Aeshna ghiandonii, Aeshna multicellulata (113886)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Austria Aeschna voesendorfensis (127417)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Cantal) Allopetalia europaea (122195)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) Aeshnidae indet. (154909)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Niedersachsen) Aeschnidae indet. (109196)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8France Aeschna theobaldi (113996)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Slovakia Aeshna grandis (127418)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France Aeshna isosceles (127419)