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Sympetrum

Insecta - Odonata - Libellulidae

Taxonomy
Sympetrum was named by Newman (1833). It is extant.

It was assigned to Sympetrinae by Nel and Paicheler (1993); and to Libellulidae by Nel et al. (1996), Nel et al. (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Sympetrum Newman
1839Diplax Burmeister p. 848
1907Diplax Handlirsch p. 904
1993Sympetrum Nel and Paicheler p. 167
1996Sympetrum Nel et al. p. 171
2005Sympetrum Nel et al.

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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
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
RankNameAuthor
orderOdonata
—Epiproctophora
—EuepiproctophoraBechly 1998
—Anisopteromorpha
—Trigonoptera
—Pananisoptera
—NeoanisopteraBechly 1998
suborderAnisopteraSelys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854
—Euanisoptera
—Exophytica
—Cavilabiata
—Cristotibiata
—Brachystigmata
—Paucipostnodalia
—Eubrachystigmata
—NeobrachystigmataBechly 2003
—PaneurypalpidomorphaBechly 2003
—EurypalpidomorphaBechly 2003
—EurypalpidiformiaBechly 2003
—Paneurypalpida
—Eurypalpida
—Neolamellida
—Valvulida
—Trichodopalpida
—Laterocarinida
—Mediocostida
—Longiansida
—Liberaponsida
—Haplohamulida
—Italoansida
—Anauriculida
—Libellulida
familyLibellulidaeRambur 1842
subfamilySympetrinaeTillyard 1917
genusSympetrumNewman 1833

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.

G. Sympetrum Newman 1833
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†Sympetrum bigoti Nel and Papazian 1985
†Sympetrum cantalensis Nel et al. 1996
†Sympetrum elongatum Gentilini 1989
†Sympetrum italicum Gentilini 1989
†Sympetrum krzeminskii Gentilini 1989
†Sympetrum marinum Bagli and Gentilini 2003
Invalid names: Diplax Burmeister 1839 [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: base of the Chattian to the top of the Messinian or 27.30000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) S. bigoti (127415)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation S. sp. (105571)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Diplax sp. (113751)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Cantal) S. cantalensis (122195)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy S. italicum, S. krzeminskii, S. elongatum, S. marinum (157306)