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Exophytica

Insecta - Odonata

Taxonomy
Exophytica was named by Bechly (1996). It is extant.

It was assigned to Euanisoptera by Bechly et al. (1998), Ren et al. (2003) and Bechly (2007).

Subtaxa
Cavilabiata, Gomphides
Sister taxa
Cavilabiata, Gomphides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Exophytica Bechly
1998Exophytica Bechly et al.
2003Exophytica Ren et al.
2007Exophytica Bechly

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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
—Exophytica
—Exophytica

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. Exophytica Bechly 1996
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Unr. Cavilabiata Bechly 1996
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Unr. Chlorogomphida Bechly 1996
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Superfm. †Chlorogomphoidea Needham 1903
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Fm. †Araripechlorogomphidae Bechly and Ueda 2002
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G. †Araripechlorogomphus Bechly and Ueda 2002
Fm. †Mesochlorogomphidae Fleck et al. 2008
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G. †Hispanochlorogomphus Fleck et al. 2008
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†Hispanochlorogomphus rossi Fleck et al. 2008
G. †Mesochlorogomphus Fleck et al. 2008
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†Mesochlorogomphus crabbi Fleck et al. 2008
Unr. Cordulegastrida Bechly 1996
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Invalid names: Cordulegastridae Hagen 1875 [empty]
Fm. Cordulephyidae Tillyard 1917
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Subfm. †Neophyinae Tillyard and Fraser 1940
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G. Neophya Selys 1881
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†Neophya legrandi Nel and Fleck 2014
G. †Palaeophya Petrulevičius and Nel 2009
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†Palaeophya argentina Petrulevičius and Nel 2009
Fm. †Cordulibellulidae Sroka et al. 2023
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G. †Cordulibellula Sroka et al. 2023
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†Cordulibellula inopinata Sroka et al. 2023
Unr. Cristotibiata Bechly 1996
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Unr. Brachystigmata Bechly 1996
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Fm. †Nannogomphidae Bechly 1996
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G. †Nannogomphus Handlirsch 1906
G. †Sinahemeroscopus Huang and Nel 2010
Unr. Paucipostnodalia Bechly and Ueda 2002
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Unr. Eubrachystigmata Bechly 1996
Fm. †Prohemeroscopidae Bechly and Ueda 2002
Invalid names: Neopetaliidae Tillyard and Fraser 1940 [empty]
Fm. †Gallophlebiidae Nel et al. 2015
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G. †Gallophlebia Nel et al. 2015
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†Gallophlebia magnifica Nel et al. 2015
Fm. †Libanocorduliidae Azar et al. 2019
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G. †Libanocordulia Azar et al. 2019
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†Libanocordulia debiei Azar et al. 2019
Fm. †Nodalulaidae Lin et al. 2007
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G. †Nodalula Lin et al. 2007
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†Nodalula dalinghensis Lin et al. 2007
Fm. †Urolibellulidae Zeiri et al. 2015
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G. †Kohlslibellula Nel 2020
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†Kohlslibellula lini Nel 2020
G. †Urolibellula Zeiri et al. 2015
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†Urolibellula eocenica Zeiri et al. 2015
Unr. Gomphides Bechly et al. 1998
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Fm. †Araripegomphidae Bechly 1996
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G. †Araripegomphus Nel and Paicheler 1994
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†Araripegomphus andreneli Bechly 1998
†Araripegomphus cretacicus Nel and Paicheler 1994
†Araripegomphus ismari Nel and Ribeiro 2022
†Araripegomphus shai Zheng et al. 2018
Unr. Desmoproctida Bechly 1996
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Unr. Oligophlebiata Bechly 2003
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Unr. Brevicubitalia Bechly 2003
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Unr. Gomphida Bechly 1996
Fm. †Burmagomphidae Zheng et al. 2017
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G. †Burmagomphides Zheng et al. 2017
G. †Satelitala Petrulevičius 2017
Fm. †Libanogomphidae Azar and Nel 2023
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G. †Libanogomphus Azar and Nel 2023
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†Libanogomphus lionelcavini Azar and Nel 2023
Fm. †Paraburmagomphidae Zheng et al. 2018
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G. †Paraburmagomphides Zheng et al. 2018
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†Paraburmagomphides zhaoi Zheng et al. 2018
Invalid names: Hagenioidea Tillyard and Fraser 1940 [empty], Lindeniidae Jacobson and Bianchi 1905 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available