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Coenagrionida

Insecta - Odonata

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

It was assigned to Coenagrioniformia by Bechly (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Coenagrionida Bechly
2007Coenagrionida 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
RankNameAuthor
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
suborderZygopteraSelys-Longchamps 1854
—Euzygoptera
—Coenagrionomorpha
—Coenagrioniformia
—Coenagrionida
—Coenagrionida

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. Coenagrionida Bechly 1996
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Superfm. Coenagrionoidea Kirby 1890
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G. †Balticoagrion Bechly 2012
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†Balticoagrion paulyi Bechly 2012
Fm. †Burmacoenagrionidae Zheng et al. 2017
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G. †Burmachistigma Zheng et al. 2017
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†Burmachistigma cheni Zheng et al. 2017
G. †Burmacoenagrion Zheng et al. 2017
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†Burmacoenagrion pretiosus Zheng et al. 2017
G. †Burmagrion Möstel et al. 2017
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†Burmagrion azari Huang et al. 2020
†Burmagrion marijanmatoki Möstel et al. 2017
G. †Electrocoenagrion Zheng et al. 2017
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†Electrocoenagrion elongatum Zheng et al. 2017
†Electrocoenagrion forficatum Zheng et al. 2017
Fm. Coenagrionidae Kirby 1890 [narrow-winged damselfly]
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G. Agriocnemis Selys 1860 [wisp]
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G. Amphiagrion Selys-Longchamps 1876
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†Amphiagrion praevolans Cockerell 1907
Subfm. Argiinae Tillyard 1917
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G. Argia Rambur 1842
G. Coenagrion Kirby 1890
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†Coenagrion aglaope Heer 1849
†Coenagrion aglaopheme Heer 1849
†Coenagrion exsularis Scudder 1890
†Coenagrion mascescens Scudder 1890
G. Diceratobasis Kennedy 1920
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†Diceratobasis worki Poinar 1996
G. Enallagma Charpentier 1840 [bluet]
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†Enallagma florissantella Cockerell 1908
†Enallagma mortuella Cockerell 1909
†Enallagma oblisum Cockerell 1925
Invalid names: Enallagma kirkbyae Pierce 1965 [nomen dubium], Sobobapteron Pierce 1965 [synonym]
G. Hesperagrion Calvert 1902
Subfm. Ischnurinae Fraser 1957
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G. Ischnura Charpentier 1840 [forktail]
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†Ischnura velteni Bechly 2000
G. †Marado Petrulevičius 2021
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†Marado marado Petrulevičius 2021
G. Nehalennia Selys-Longchamps 1850
G. Neoerythromma Kennedy 1920
Invalid names: Agrionidae Leach 1815 [replaced], Enallagma oligocena Cockerell and Andrews 1916 [nomen dubium]
G. †Hispanocoenagrion Nel et al. 1997
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†Hispanocoenagrion inexpectum Nel et al. 1997
Fm. Platycnemididae Jacobson and Bianchi 1905 [white-legged damselfly]
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Subfm. Calicneminae Fraser 1957
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G. Coeliccia Kirby 1890
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Invalid names: Trichocnemis Selys-Longchamps 1857 [replaced]
Subfm. Disparoneurinae Fraser 1957
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G. †Cretadisparoneura Huang et al. 2015
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†Cretadisparoneura hongi Huang et al. 2015
Subfm. †Palaeodisparoneurinae Poinar et al. 2010
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G. †Palaeodisparoneura Poinar et al. 2010
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†Palaeodisparoneura burmanica Poinar et al. 2010
†Palaeodisparoneura cretacica Zheng et al. 2017
G. †Yijenplatycnemis Zheng et al. 2017
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†Yijenplatycnemis huangi Zheng et al. 2017
G. Platycnemis Charpentier 1840
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†Platycnemis antiqua Pictet 1848
Superfm. Platycnemidoidea Jacobson and Bianchi 1905
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G. †Angloprotoneura Nel and Fleck 2014
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†Angloprotoneura emilielacroixi Nel and Fleck 2014
Subfm. Isostictinae Fraser 1955
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Tr. †Eoprotoneurini Carle and Wighton 1990
Invalid names: Agrion icarus Hagen 1863 [nomen dubium], Trichocnemis aliena Scudder 1892 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. Pseudostigmatoidea Kirby 1890
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Fm. †Paracoryphagrionidae Zheng et al. 2017
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G. †Paracoryphagrion Zheng et al. 2017
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†Paracoryphagrion deltoides Zheng et al. 2017
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 Aptian to the top of the Irvingtonian or 119.57000 to 0.21000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Eoprotoneura hyperstigma (122352 122557)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Australia (Victoria) Coenagrionidae indet. (77192)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Burmagrion marijanmatoki, Yijenplatycnemis huangi (123053) Cretadisparoneura hongi, Yijenplatycnemis huangi, Palaeodisparoneura cretacica, Paracoryphagrion deltoides, Burmacoenagrion pretiosus, Burmachistigma cheni, Electrocoenagrion elongatum, Electrocoenagrion forficatum, Burmagrion azari (161726) Yijenplatycnemis huangi (167760)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar (Kachin) Palaeodisparoneura burmanica (123429)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Argentina (Jujuy) Marado marado (114155)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Angloprotoneura emilielacroixi (21976) Coenagrionidae indet. C (123960) Enallagma oligocena (123959)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Platycnemis antiqua (149477)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (Isle of Wight) Coenagrionidae indet. B (157669) Coenagrionoidea indet. A, Coenagrionoidea indet. B (157666)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Balticoagrion paulyi (120814) Coenagrionoidea indet. (123420)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Agrion antiquum (109625)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Agrion mascescens, Agrion exsularis (106384) Enallagma mortuella, Trichocnemis aliena (106380) Hesperagrion praevolans, Enallagma florissantella, Enallagma oblisum (106381) Trichocnemis aliena (34966)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Coenagrionidae indet. (127415) Coenagrionidae indet. C, Coenagrionidae indet. D, Platycnemididae indet., Argiinae indet. A, Argiinae indet. B (122501)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Coenagrionidae sp. A (153359)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Agrion icarus (123945)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico Argia sp. (200059) Neoerythromma sp. (146607)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Nehalennia sp. (125758)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Spain Hispanocoenagrion inexpectum (155647)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Agriocnemis lacteola (128552)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Diceratobasis worki (124475) Ischnura velteni (122474)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Agrion aglaope, Agrion aglaopheme (113689)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Ischnurinae indet., Ischnura sp. (157306)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) Coenagrionidae indet. (154909)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (California) Sobobapteron kirkbyae (152211)