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Gomphides

Insecta - Odonata

Taxonomy
Gomphides was named by Bechly et al. (1998). It is extant.

It was assigned to Exophytica by Bechly et al. (1998), Bechly (1998), Bechly (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Gomphides Bechly p. 5
1998Gomphides Bechly et al.
2007Gomphides Bechly

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—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
RankNameAuthor
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—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
—Exophytica
—Gomphides
—Gomphides

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. Gomphides Bechly et al. 1998
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Fm. †Araripegomphidae Bechly 1996
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G. †Araripegomphus Nel and Paicheler 1994
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†Araripegomphus andreneli Bechly 1998
†Araripegomphus cretacicus Nel and Paicheler 1994
†Araripegomphus ismari Nel and Ribeiro 2022
†Araripegomphus shai Zheng et al. 2018
Unr. Desmoproctida Bechly 1996
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Unr. Oligophlebiata Bechly 2003
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Unr. Brevicubitalia Bechly 2003
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Unr. Gomphida Bechly 1996
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Fm. Gomphidae Rambur 1842 [clubtail dragonfly]
Fm. †Burmagomphidae Zheng et al. 2017
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G. †Burmagomphides Zheng et al. 2017
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†Burmagomphides electronica Zheng et al. 2017
G. †Satelitala Petrulevičius 2017
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†Satelitala soberana Petrulevičius 2017
Fm. †Libanogomphidae Azar and Nel 2023
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G. †Libanogomphus Azar and Nel 2023
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†Libanogomphus lionelcavini Azar and Nel 2023
Fm. †Paraburmagomphidae Zheng et al. 2018
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G. †Paraburmagomphides Zheng et al. 2018
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†Paraburmagomphides zhaoi Zheng et al. 2018
Invalid names: Hagenioidea Tillyard and Fraser 1940 [empty], Lindeniidae Jacobson and Bianchi 1905 [empty]
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 Bathonian to the top of the Chibanian or 168.20000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 165.3 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) Libellula westwoodii (140495)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77China (Hebei) Jibeigomphus xinboensis (154962)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Nei Mongol) Sinogomphus taushanense (154968)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain Ilerdaegomphus pallerolae (152691) Palaeaeschna pallerolae (152686)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Liaoning) Gomphus sp., Liogomphus yixianensis, Gomphus biconvexus (148368) Liogomphus yixianensis (138436)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Cuenca) Ilerdaegomphus torcae (152992)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Araripegomphus andreneli (122918 122919 122922 122925 122926) Araripegomphus andreneli, Araripegomphus hanseggeri, Cratolindenia knuepfae (122557) Araripegomphus cretacicus (125509) Araripegomphus ismari (217013)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Burmagomphides electronica, Araripegomphus shai (161726) Burmalindenia imperfecta (123053) Paraburmagomphides zhaoi (196204)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Libanogomphus lionelcavini (229466)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Argentina (Chubut) Satelitala soberana (133066)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) Auroradraco eos (103205)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Gomphoides occulta (120811)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Germany Petalura acutipennis (113964)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Alpes-de-Haute) Gomphinae indet. A (114016)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Lindeniidae indet. (127415)
MP 2827.3 - 23.04Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Ictinogomphus engelorum (71942) Lindeniinae indet. (211302)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45Germany (Sachsen) Ictinogomphus sp. (26765)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Türkiye Lindeniinae indet. (123307)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico Erpetogomphus shii (200059)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Spain Lindeniidae indet. (155648)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Miopetalura shanwangica (128551)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (New South Wales) Austrogomphus sp. (224044)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63China (Hebei) Lanthus wuluogongensis (128554)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan Gomphidae indet. (153619)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Austria Gomphidae indet. (131964) Ictinogomphus hassleri (184614)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Lindenia heeri (117252)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09France (Ardèche) Gomphidae indet. (113893)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Cantal) Gomphidae indet. (122195)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Gomphidae indet. (162797)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Niedersachsen) Gomphidae indet., Priscogomphus subhercynicus (109196)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Japan Sieboldius albardae (211426)