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Calopterygoidea

Insecta - Odonata

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Calopterygoidea Selys-Longchamps
1937Chlorocyphoidea Cowley
2007Calopterygoidea Bechly
2007Chlorocyphoidea 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
superfamilyCalopterygoidea
superfamilyCalopterygoidea

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. Calopterygoidea Selys-Longchamps 1850
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Fm. Calopterygidae Selys-Longchamps 1850 [broad-winged damselfly]
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G. Calopteryx Leach 1815
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†Calopteryx andancensis Nel and Brisac 1994
Calopteryx atrata Selys 1853
Invalid names: Agrion Fabricius 1775 [replaced], Agrion (Agrion) Fabricius 1775 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Guangxicalopteryx Huang et al. 2022
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†Guangxicalopteryx huashanensis Huang et al. 2022
G. Sapho Selys 1853
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†Sapho armissani Nel 1987
†Sapho legrandi Nel and Petrulevičius 2010
†Sapho sannoisiensis Meunier 1914
G. †Sinocalopteryx Lin et al. 2010
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†Sinocalopteryx shangyongensis Lin et al. 2010
G. Umma Kirby 1896
Fm. Chlorocyphidae Cowley 1937 [jewel damselfly]
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G. Chlorocypha Fraser 1928
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†Chlorocypha cordasevae Nel et al. 2017
Fm. Euphaeidae Jacobson and Bianchi 1905
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Subfm. †Eodichromatinae Cockerell 1923
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Tr. †Eodichromatini Cockerell 1923
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G. †Ejerslevia Zessin 2011
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†Ejerslevia haraldi Zessin 2011
G. †Eodichroma Cockerell 1923
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†Eodichroma mirifica Cockerell 1923
G. †Labandeiraia Petrulevičius et al. 2007
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†Labandeiraia americaborealis Petrulevičius et al. 2007
†Labandeiraia browni Bechly et al. 2020
†Labandeiraia europae Petrulevičius et al. 2007
†Labandeiraia riveri Bechly et al. 2020
G. †Parazacallites Nel 1988
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G. †Republica Archibald and Cannings 2021
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†Republica weatbrooki Archibald and Cannings 2021
G. †Solveigia Zessin 2011
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†Solveigia wittecki Zessin 2011
G. †Wolfgangeuphaea Nel 2020
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G. †Eodysphaea Bechly et al. 2020
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†Eodysphaea magnifica Bechly et al. 2020
Tr. †Litheuphaeini Bechly 1996
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G. †Litheuphaea Fraser 1955
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†Litheuphaea carpenteri Fraser 1955
†Litheuphaea coloradensis Petrulevičius et al. 2007
†Litheuphaea ludwigi Bechly 1998
Invalid names: Parazacallitinae Nel 1988 [synonym]
G. Epallage Charpentier 1840
G. †Epallagites Cockerell 1925
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†Epallagites avus Cockerell 1925
G. Euphaea Selys 1840
Subfm. Euphaeinae Jacobson and Bianchi 1905
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G. †Elektroeuphaea Nel et al. 2013
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†Elektroeuphaea flecki Nel et al. 2013
G. Indophaea Fraser 1929
Invalid names: Epallagidae Needham 1903 [synonym]
Fm. Hypolestidae Tillyard and Fraser 1938
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Subfm. Hypolestinae Tillyard and Fraiser 1938
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G. †Anglohypolestes Nel and Fleck 2014
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†Anglohypolestes fasciata Nel and Fleck 2014
Tr. Hypolestini Tillyard and Fraser 1938
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G. †Eohypolestes Nel and Fleck 2014
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†Eohypolestes hooleyi Nel and Fleck 2014
G. †Prohypolestes Nel and Paicheler 1994
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†Prohypolestes dauphinensis Nel and Paicheler 1994
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G. Chalcopteryx Selys 1853
G. †Protothore Cockerell 1930
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†Protothore explicata Cockerell 1930
Invalid names: Chlorocyphoidea Cowley 1937 [synonym]
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 Wasatchian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 54.90000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.5 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Oise) Labandeiraia grimaldii (123850)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Colorado) Labandeiraia americaborealis (107337) Litheuphaea coloradensis (107336) Litheuphaea coloradensis, Eodysphaea magnifica (221178)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Washington) Republica weatbrooki (103206)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Labandeiraia browni (134760)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Denmark Ejerslevia haraldi (157041) Labandeiraia europae (123998 127173) Solveigia wittecki (157040)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07China (Yunnan) Sinocalopteryx shangyongensis (113892)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Labandeiraia riveri (221176)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Epallagites avus (122749)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (California) Protothore explicata (117537)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Texas) Eodichroma mirifica (130390)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Calopterygidae indet. specimen 10, Hypolestini indet. specimen 14 (120814) Hypolestini indet. specimen 12, Hypolestini indet. specimen 15 (123420) Hypolestini indet. specimen 13 (123770) Hypolestini indet. specimen 16 (110735) Wolfgangeuphaea ferweri (123936)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Elektroeuphaea flecki (123215)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Anglohypolestes fasciata (21976) Eohypolestes hooleyi (123960)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Litheuphaea ludwigi (123911)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Agrion telluris (106381 106384)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3China (Guangxi) Guangxicalopteryx huashanensis (229462)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Calopterygidae indet. (68021)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Alpes-de-Haute) Prohypolestes dauphinensis (114016)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Oregon) Litheuphaea carpenteri (97603)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Calopteryx sannoisiensis (122487)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Parazacallites aquisextanea (123943) Umma sp. (127415)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Aix-en-Provence) Sapho legrandi (114117)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Aude) Sapho armissani (120819)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Greece Chalcopteryx sp. (130761)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Austria Chlorocypha cordasevae (105962)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09France (Ardèche) Calopteryx andancensis, Calopterygoidea indet. (113893)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Epallage fatima (113998)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Calopterygidae indet. (157306)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Cantal) Calopterygoidea indet. (122195)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Japan Calopteryx atrata (127452)