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Protomyrmeleontoidea

Insecta

Taxonomy
Protomyrmeleontoidea was named by Handlirsch (1906). Its type is Protomyrmeleon.

It was assigned to Archizygoptera by Bechly (2007) and Nel et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Protomyrmeleontoidea Handlirsch
2007Protomyrmeleontoidea Bechly
2012Protomyrmeleontoidea Nel et al. p. 101

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
RankNameAuthor
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
suborderArchizygoptera
superfamilyProtomyrmeleontoideaHandlirsch 1906
superfamilyProtomyrmeleontoideaHandlirsch 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.

Superfm. †Protomyrmeleontoidea Handlirsch 1906
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Unr. †Terskejoptera Deregnaucourt et al. 2019
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Unr. †Moltenoptera Deregnaucourt et al. 2019
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Fm. †Moltenagrionidae Deregnaucourt et al. 2019
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G. †Moltenagrion Deregnaucourt et al. 2019
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†Moltenagrion koningskroonensis Deregnaucourt et al. 2019
Fm. †Protomyrmeleontidae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Malmagrion Handlirsch 1906
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Subfm. †Protomyrmeleontinae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Ferganagrion Nel et al. 2005
G. †Italomyrmeleon Bechly 1997
G. †Malmomyrmeleon Martínez-Delclòs and Nel 1996
G. †Mongolagrion Nel et al. 2005
G. †Obotritagrion Zessin 1991
G. †Paraobotritagrion Nel et al. 2005
G. †Protomyrmeleon Geinitz 1888
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Invalid names: Tillyardagrion Martynov 1927 [synonym], Zirzipanagrion Zessin 1991 [synonym]
G. †Saxomyrmeleon Nel and Jarzembowski 1998
G. †Tillyardomyrmeleon Henrotay et al. 1997
Subfm. †Triassagrioninae Tillyard 1922
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G. †Triassagrion Tillyard 1922
G. †Terskeja Pritykina 1981
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†Terskeja paula Pritykina 1981
†Terskeja pumilio Pritykina 1981
†Terskeja tenuis Pritykina 1981
Fm. †Voltzialestidae Bechly 1996
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G. †Permosticta Felker 2023
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†Permosticta elegans Felker 2023
†Permosticta parva Felker 2023
G. †Prototerskeja Felker 2023
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†Prototerskeja dubia Felker 2023
G. †Voltzialestes Nel et al. 1997
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†Voltzialestes triasicus Nel et al. 1997
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Late/Upper Hauterivian or 259.90000 to 130.00000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Russian Federation (Vologda) Prototerskeja dubia, Permosticta elegans, Permosticta parva (104754)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Bas-Rhin) Voltzialestes triasicus (97620)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France Voltzialestes triasicus (107683)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) Tillyardomyrmeleon petermilleri (114773)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Ferganagrion kirghiziensis (106090) Terskeja paula (110763) Terskeja pumilio, Terskeja tenuis (106088)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0South Africa (Eastern Cape) Moltenagrion koningskroonensis (23086)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Australia (Queensland) Triassagrion australiense (111558)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Italy (Lombardia) Italomyrmeleon bergomensis (94207)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Protomyrmeleon anglicanus (115222)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) Protomyrmeleon brunonis (192973)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Zirzipanagrion quadriordinum, Protomyrmeleon brunonis, Obotritagrion tenuiformum (114993)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany Libellula sp. (123987) Protomyrmeleon brunonis (114991)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Niedersachsen) Protomyrmeleon grasselensis (107321)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Luxembourg Zirzipanagrion sp., Protomyrmeleon bascharagensis (105427)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany Protomyrmeleon sp. 1, Protomyrmeleon sp. 2, Protomyrmeleon brunonis, Protomyrmeleon pascholdi, Obotritagrion petersi, Obotritagrion tenuiformum (104056)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Protomyrmeleon grandis (105971) Protomyrmeleon handlirschi, Protomyrmeleon angustovenosus (114692) Protomyrmeleon karatauensis, Protomyrmeleon kazakhstanensis (106101) Protomyrmeleon kazakhstanensis, Protomyrmeleon pumilio (105426) Protomyrmeleon sp., Protomyrmeleon grandis, Protomyrmeleon kazakhstanensis (113439)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Mongolia Protomyrmeleon sp. (121394) Protomyrmeleon sp., Mongolagrion shartegensis (104748)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Agrion eichstaettense (153006) Agrion eichstattense (123906) Malmomyrmeleon viohli (105797 139550) Protomyrmeleon jurassicus (123144)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Malmagrion eichstattensis (122586 139876)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Protomyrmeleontidae indet. (104007)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Saxomyrmeleon keatingei (119296)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0United Kingdom (England) Protomyrmeleon cretacicus (106417)