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Gomphaeschnidae

Insecta - Odonata - Gomphaeschnidae

Taxonomy
Gomphaeschnidae was named by Tillyard and Fraser (1940). It is extant. Its type is Gomphaeschna.

It was assigned to Neoaeshnida by Bechly et al. (2001), Wappler (2003) and Bechly (2007); and to Anisoptera by Zhang et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard and Fraser
2001Gomphaeschnidae Bechly et al. p. 156
2003Gomphaeschnidae Wappler
2007Gomphaeschnidae Bechly
2008Gomphaeschnidae Zhang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
RankNameAuthor
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
—Epiproctophora
—EuepiproctophoraBechly 1998
—Anisopteromorpha
—Trigonoptera
—Pananisoptera
—NeoanisopteraBechly 1998
suborderAnisopteraSelys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854
—Euanisoptera
—Aeshnoptera
—Aeshnomorpha
—Panaeshnida
—Aeshnida
—Paneuaeshnida
—Euaeshnida
—Neoaeshnida
familyGomphaeschnidaeTillyard and Fraser 1940
familyGomphaeschnidaeTillyard and Fraser 1940

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. Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard and Fraser 1940
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G. †Cretalloaeschna Jarzembowski and Nel 1996
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†Cretalloaeschna cliffordae Jarzembowski and Nel 1996
G. †Falsisophoaeschna Zhang et al. 2008
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†Falsisophoaeschna generalis Zhang et al. 2008
Subfm. †Gomphaeschnaoidinae Bechly et al. 2001
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G. †Elektrogomphaeschna Pinkert et al. 2017
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†Elektrogomphaeschna annekeae Pinkert et al. 2017
†Elektrogomphaeschna peterthieli Pinkert et al. 2017
Tr. †Gomphaeschnaoidini Bechly et al. 2001
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G. †Anomalaeschna Bechly et al. 2001
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†Anomalaeschna berndschusteri Bechly et al. 2001
G. †Cretagomphaeschnaoides Zheng et al. 2016
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G. †Gomphaeschnaoides Carle and Wighton 1990
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†Gomphaeschnaoides betoreti Bechly et al. 2001
†Gomphaeschnaoides magnus Bechly et al. 2001
†Gomphaeschnaoides petersi Bechly et al. 2001
G. †Paramorbaeschna Bechly et al. 2001
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†Paramorbaeschna araripensis Bechly et al. 2001
G. †Plesigomphaeschnaoides Bechly et al. 2001
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†Plesigomphaeschnaoides danica Madsen and Nel 1997
†Plesigomphaeschnaoides mongolensis Bechly et al. 2001
†Plesigomphaeschnaoides paleocenica Madsen and Nel 1997
†Plesigomphaeschnaoides pindelskii Bechly et al. 2001
G. †Progomphaeschnaoides Bechly et al. 2001
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†Progomphaeschnaoides staniczeki Bechly et al. 2001
†Progomphaeschnaoides ursulae Bechly et al. 2001
G. †Kachinaeshna Zheng et al. 2019
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†Kachinaeshna zhuoi Zheng et al. 2019
Tr. †Sinojagorini Bechly et al. 2001
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G. †Sinojagoria Bechly et al. 2001
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†Sinojagoria cancellosa Li et al. 2012
†Sinojagoria imperfecta Bechly et al. 2001
†Sinojagoria magna Li et al. 2012
Subfm. Gomphaeschninae Tillyard and Fraser 1940
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G. †Alloaeschna Wighton and Wilson 1986
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†Alloaeschna paskapooensis Wighton and Wilson 1986
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Invalid names: Alloaeschna marklae Wighton and Wilson 1986 [synonym], Alloaeschna quadrata Wighton and Wilson 1986 [synonym]
G. Allopetalia Selys-Longchamps 1871
G. Gomphaeschna Selys 1871
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†Gomphaeschna carinthiae Schädel and Lechner 2017
†Gomphaeschna inferna Pritykina 1977
†Gomphaeschna miocenica Prokop and Nel 2002
†Gomphaeschna schrankii Lewis 1988
†Gomphaeschna sibirica Bechly et al. 2001
G. †Kishenehna Archibald and Cannings 2022
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†Kishenehna prima Archibald and Cannings 2022
G. Oligoaeschna Selys 1889
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†Oligoaeschna anglica Cockerell and Andrews 1916
†Oligoaeschna conjuncta Martynov 1929
†Oligoaeschna needhami Cockerell 1907
†Oligoaeschna oligocenica Nel and Papazian 1983
Oligoaeschna pryeri Martin 1909
Invalid names: Jagoria Karsch 1889 [synonym], Lithaeschna Cockerell 1907 [synonym], Projagoria Martynov 1929 [synonym]
G. Oplonaeschna Selys 1883
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†Oplonaeschna metis Heer 1849
Invalid names: Hoplonaeschna Karsch 1891 [replaced]
G. †Sophoaeschna Zhang et al. 2008
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†Sophoaeschna frigida Zhang et al. 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available