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Aeshnoptera

Insecta - Odonata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Aeshnoptera Bechly
2001Aeshnoptera Bechly et al. p. 19
2007Aeshnoptera Bechly
2008Aeshnoptera Nel et al. p. 165

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
—Epiproctophora
—EuepiproctophoraBechly 1998
—Anisopteromorpha
—Trigonoptera
—Pananisoptera
—NeoanisopteraBechly 1998
suborderAnisopteraSelys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854
—Euanisoptera
—Aeshnoptera
—Aeshnoptera

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.

Unr. Aeshnoptera Bechly 1996
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Unr. Aeshnomorpha Bechly et al. 2001
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Unr. Austropetaliida Bechly et al. 2001
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Invalid names: Archipetaliidae Bechly 1996 [empty]
Unr. Panaeshnida Bechly et al. 2001
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Unr. Aeshnida Bechly 1996
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Superfm. †Cymatophlebioidea Handlirsch 1906
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Fm. †Cymatophlebiidae Handlirsch 1906
Fm. †Rudiaeschnidae Bechly et al. 2001
Unr. Paneuaeshnida Bechly et al. 2001
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Unr. Euaeshnida Bechly 1996
Fm. †Paracymatophlebiidae Bechly et al. 2001
Fm. †Progobiaeshnidae Bechly et al. 2001
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G. †Decoraeshna Li et al. 2012
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†Decoraeshna preciosa Li et al. 2012
G. †Gobiaeshna Pritykina 1977
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†Gobiaeshna occulta Pritykina 1977
G. †Mongoliaeshna Nel and Huang 2010
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†Mongoliaeshna exiguusens Li et al. 2012
†Mongoliaeshna hadrens Li et al. 2012
†Mongoliaeshna sinica Nel and Huang 2010
G. †Paradecoraeshna Zheng et al. 2018
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†Paradecoraeshna liaoningensis Zheng et al. 2018
G. †Progobiaeshna Bechly et al. 2001
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†Progobiaeshna liaoningensis Bechly et al. 2001
G. †Telmaeshna Zhang et al. 2008
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†Telmaeshna paradoxica Zhang et al. 2008
Fm. †Burmaeshnidae Huang et al. 2017
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G. †Angustaeshna Huang et al. 2017
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†Angustaeshna magnifica Huang et al. 2017
G. †Burmaeshna Huang et al. 2017
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†Burmaeshna azari Huang et al. 2017
G. †Cretaeshna Zheng et al. 2016
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†Cretaeshna lini Zheng et al. 2016
G. †Proaeschna Wei et al. 2019
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†Proaeschna zhangi Wei et al. 2019
G. †Cymatophlebiella Pritykina 1968
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†Cymatophlebiella euryptera Pritykina 1968
Fm. †Enigmaeshnidae Nel et al. 2008
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G. †Enigmaeshna Nel et al. 2008
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†Enigmaeshna deprei Nel et al. 2008
Fm. †Liupanshaniidae Bechly et al. 2001
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G. †Araripeliupanshania Bechly et al. 2001
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†Araripeliupanshania annesuseae Bechly et al. 2001
G. †Brasiliupanshania Ribeiro and Nel 2023
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†Brasiliupanshania cretacica Ribeiro and Nel 2023
G. †Cratoliupanshania Pella and Nel 2020
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†Cratoliupanshania magnifica Pella and Nel 2020
G. †Galloliupanshania Nel et al. 2015
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†Galloliupanshania incompleta Nel et al. 2015
G. †Guyuanaeschnidia Lin 1982
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G. †Libanoliupanshania Azar et al. 2019
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†Libanoliupanshania mimi Azar et al. 2019
G. †Liupanshania Hong 1982
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G. †Paraliupanshania Bechly et al. 2001
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†Paraliupanshania britannica Bechly et al. 2001
†Paraliupanshania rohdendorfi Bechly et al. 2001
†Paraliupanshania torvaldsi Bechly et al. 2001
G. †Paramesuropetala Bechly et al. 2001
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†Paramesuropetala gigantea Bechly et al. 2001
G. †Protoliupanshania Huang and Nel 2010
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†Protoliupanshania wangi Huang and Nel 2010
Superfm. †Mesuropetaloidea Bechly 1996
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Fm. †Mesuropetalidae Bechly 1996
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G. †Aeschnopsis Handlirsch 1939
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†Aeschnopsis jurassica Giebel 1856
†Aeschnopsis perampla Brodie 1845
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Invalid names: Cymatophlebiopsis pseudobubas Handlirsch 1939 [synonym]
†Aeschnopsis perkinsi Bechly et al. 2001
†Aeschnopsis tischlingeri Bechly et al. 2001
Invalid names: Aeschnopsis Cowley 1942 [objective synonym], Cymatophlebiopsis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym]
G. †Mesuropetala Handlirsch 1906
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†Mesuropetala auliensis Pritykina 1968
†Mesuropetala costalis Pritykina 1968
†Mesuropetala magna Bechly et al. 2001
†Mesuropetala muensteri Germar 1839
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Invalid names: Gomphus koehleri Hagen 1848 [synonym]
†Mesuropetala schmiedeli Giebel 1856
Invalid names: Morbaeschna Needham 1907 [synonym]
G. †Paraeschnopsis Bechly 2010
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G. †Sinomesuropetala Boudet et al. 2022
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†Sinomesuropetala daohugensis Boudet et al. 2022
G. †Parapetala Huang et al. 2003
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†Parapetala liaoningensis Huang et al. 2003
†Parapetala yixianensis Zheng et al. 2022
G. †Propecymatophlebia Huang et al. 2017
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†Propecymatophlebia magnifica Huang et al. 2017
G. †Pseudoliupanshania Zheng et al. 2022
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†Pseudoliupanshania magnanicellula Zheng et al. 2022
G. †Sinocymatophlebiella Li et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
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