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Macromia (river cruiser)
Taxonomy
Macromia was named by Rambur (1842). It is extant. It is the type genus of Macromiinae.
It was assigned to Corduliidae by Zhang (1989); to Macromiidae by Nel and Paicheler (1994); and to Macromiinae by Steinmann (1997).
It was assigned to Corduliidae by Zhang (1989); to Macromiidae by Nel and Paicheler (1994); and to Macromiinae by Steinmann (1997).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1842 | Macromia Rambur |
| 1982 | Laragithemis Lin p. 149 |
| 1989 | Macromia Zhang p. 40 |
| 1994 | Macromia Nel and Paicheler p. 329 |
| 1997 | Macromia Steinmann p. 296 |
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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.
G. Macromia Rambur 1842 [river cruiser]
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Macromia amphigena Selys 1871
†Macromia pilifera Lin 1982
Invalid names: Laragithemis Lin 1982 [synonym]
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 Burdigalian to the top of the Chibanian or 20.44000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Burdigalian | China (Shandong) | Laragithemis pilifera (130412) Macromia sp. (128551 128555) | |
| Chibanian | Japan | Macromia amphigena (162750) |