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Amphipterygidae

Insecta - Odonata - Amphipterygidae

Taxonomy
Amphipterygidae was named by Selys (1853). It is extant.

It was assigned to Zygoptera by Carpenter (1992); and to Amphipterygoidea by May and Carle (2005), Petrulevičius et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Amphipterygidae Selys
1992Amphipterygidae Carpenter p. 86
2005Amphipterygidae May and Carle
2010Amphipterygidae Petrulevičius et al. p. 25

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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
RankNameAuthor
OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
Palaeodonatoptera
Plesiodonatoptera
Apodonatoptera
Paneodonatoptera
Neodonatoptera
Euodonatoptera
OdonatocladaBechly 1999
Nodialata
Discoidalia
Stigmoptera
Lobodonata
Panodonata
orderOdonata
suborderZygopteraSelys-Longchamps 1854
CalopteraBelyshev and Haritonov 1983
Eucaloptera
Amphipterygida
superfamilyAmphipterygoideaTillyard 1917
familyAmphipterygidaeSelys 1853
familyAmphipterygidaeSelys 1853

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.

Fm. Amphipterygidae Selys 1853
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G. †Amgupteryx Petrulevičius et al. 2010
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Amgupteryx zherikhini Petrulevičius et al. 2010
Subfm. †Amphipteryginae
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G. †Protamphipteryx Cockerell 1921
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Protamphipteryx basalis Cockerell 1921
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: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Rupelian or 50.50000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Protamphipteryx basalis (114058)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation Amgupteryx zherikhini (156627)