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Corduliidae (green-eyed skimmer)
Taxonomy
Corduliidae was named by Selys-Longchamps (1850). It is extant. Its type is Cordulia.
It was assigned to Odonata by Zhang (1989); to Anisoptera by Carpenter (1992); to Libelluloidea by Pritykina (1986), Gentilini (1992), Nel and Paicheler (1994) and Jarzembowski and Nel (1996); to Haplohamulida by Bechly (2005); and to Italoansida by Bechly (2007).
It was assigned to Odonata by Zhang (1989); to Anisoptera by Carpenter (1992); to Libelluloidea by Pritykina (1986), Gentilini (1992), Nel and Paicheler (1994) and Jarzembowski and Nel (1996); to Haplohamulida by Bechly (2005); and to Italoansida by Bechly (2007).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1850 | Corduliidae Selys-Longchamps p. 66 |
| 1986 | Corduliidae Pritykina |
| 1989 | Corduliidae Zhang p. 38 |
| 1992 | Corduliidae Carpenter p. 83 |
| 1992 | Corduliidae Gentilini |
| 1994 | Corduliidae Nel and Paicheler p. 322 |
| 1996 | Corduliidae Jarzembowski and Nel p. 71 |
| 2005 | Corduliidae Bechly p. 2 |
| 2007 | Corduliidae Bechly |
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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. Corduliidae Selys-Longchamps 1850 [green-eyed skimmer]
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Subfm. Corduliinae Selys-Longchamps 1850
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G. Cordulia Leach 1815 [emerald]
G. Somatochlora Selys-Longchamps 1871
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†Somatochlora brisaci Nel et al. 1996
†Somatochlora oregonica Cockerell 1927
Subfm. Gomphomacromiinae Tillyard and Fraser 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Messinian or 130.00000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.45 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.45 Ma
Collections (15 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Liaoning) | Mesocordulia boreala (138436) | |
| Ypresian | Denmark | Molercordulia karinae (105202) | |
| Bridgerian | USA (Colorado) | Stenogomphus carletoni (114681) | |
| MP 11 | Germany (Hessen) | Corduliidae indet. (120798) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (Isle of Wight) | Corduliidae indet. A (157667) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Corduliidae indet. A (123960) Corduliidae indet. B, Corduliidae indet. C (21976) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | USA (Oregon) | Somatochlora oregonica (117157) | |
| Langhian | USA (Washington) | Miocordulia latipennis (140652) | |
| Middle Miocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Corduliidae indet. (224044) | |
| Sarmatian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Cordulia sp. (115305) | |
| Sarmatian | Croatia | Libellula platyptera (117246) | |
| Turolian | France (Ardèche) | Cellulocordulia fasciata (156164) Corduliinae indet., Somatochlora brisaci (113893) | |
| Messinian | Italy | Corduliinae indet., Epitheca miocenica, Epitheca annae (113886) |