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Taxonomy
Trigonoptera was named by Bechly (1996). It is extant.
It was assigned to Odonata by Fleck et al. (2003); and to Anisopteromorpha by Bechly (2007).
It was assigned to Odonata by Fleck et al. (2003); and to Anisopteromorpha by Bechly (2007).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1996 | Trigonoptera Bechly |
2003 | Trigonoptera Fleck et al. |
2007 | Trigonoptera 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.
Unr. Trigonoptera Bechly 1996
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Unr. Pananisoptera Bechly 1996
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Fm. †Liassogomphidae Tillyard 1935
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G. †Heterothemis Handlirsch 1906
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†Heterothemis brodiei Brodie 1845
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Invalid names: Gomphites (Palaeogomphus) paeneparallelus Bode 1953 [synonym], Heterophlebia propinqua Bode 1905 [synonym], Heterothemis germanica Handlirsch 1906 [synonym]
Invalid names: Gomphites Handlirsch 1920 [synonym], Liassogomphus Cowley 1934 [synonym], Palaeogomphus Handlirsch 1939 [synonym]
G. †Necygomphus Cowley 1942
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†Necygomphus brunswigiae Handlirsch 1939
Invalid names: Necrogomphus Handlirsch 1939 [replaced]
G. †Phthitogomphus Cowley 1942
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†Phthitogomphus angulatus Handlirsch 1939
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Invalid names: Gomphites (Palaeogomphus) aranea Bode 1953 [synonym]
Invalid names: Paragomphus Handlirsch 1939 [replaced]
G. †Proinogomphus Handlirsch 1939
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†Proinogomphus bodei Handlirsch 1939
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Invalid names: Proinogomphus aequalicellatus Bode 1953 [synonym], Proinogomphus bicellatus Bode 1953 [synonym]
†Proinogomphus kreuzerorum Bechly 2018
Invalid names: Proinogomphus Cowley 1942 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Gomphitidae Tillyard 1925 [replaced]
Unr. Neoanisoptera Bechly 1998
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Fm. †Aeschnidiidae Handlirsch 1906 [small darner]
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G. †Aeschnidium Westwood 1854
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†Aeschnidium antiquum Brodie 1845
†Aeschnidium bubas Westwood 1854
Invalid names: Estemoa Giebel 1856 [objective synonym], Neimenggolgomphus Hong 1982 [synonym]
G. †Angloaeschnidium Fleck and Nel 2003
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†Angloaeschnidium lacaui Fleck and Nel 2003
†Angloaeschnidium montreuili Fleck and Nel 2003
†Angloaeschnidium toyei Fleck and Nel 2003
G. †Gigantoaeschnidium Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
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†Gigantoaeschnidium ibericus Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
G. †Iberoaeschnidium Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
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†Iberoaeschnidium conquensis Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
G. †Jarzembowskiaeschnidium Fleck and Nel 2003
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†Jarzembowskiaeschnidium polandi Fleck and Nel 2003
G. †Kimmeridgebrachypteraeschnidium Fleck and Nel 2003
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†Kimmeridgebrachypteraeschnidium etchesi Fleck and Nel 2003
G. †Lithoaeschnidium Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
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†Lithoaeschnidium viohli Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
G. †Lleidoaeschnidium Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
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†Lleidoaeschnidium maculatum Fleck and Nel 2003
†Lleidoaeschnidium valloryi Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
G. †Malmaeschnidium Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
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†Malmaeschnidium mayeri Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
G. †Nannoaeschnidium Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
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†Nannoaeschnidium pumilio Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
G. †Sinaeschnidia Hong 1965
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†Sinaeschnidia heishankowense Hong 1965
†Sinaeschnidia huzhouensis Zhou and Wei 1980
†Sinaeschnidia martinezdelclosi Fleck and Nel 2003
G. †Urogomphus Handlirsch 1906
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†Urogomphus giganteus Germar 1839
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Invalid names: Petalura eximia Hagen 1862 [synonym], Petalura latialata Hagen 1862 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Hebeiaeschnidia Hong 1982 [nomen dubium], Libellula abscissa Hagen 1862 [nomen dubium], Neimengogomphus Hong 1982 [nomen dubium], Neimengogomphus dongwugaiensis Hong 1982 [nomen dubium], Pseudosamarura Lin 1976 [nomen dubium], Pseudosamarura largina Lin 1976 [nomen dubium], Sonidae Pritykina 1986 [synonym], Yixiangomphus Lin 1986 [nomen dubium], Yixiangomphus labius Lin 1976 [nomen dubium]
Subor. Anisoptera Selys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854 [true dragonfly]
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Fm. †Juragomphidae Nel et al. 2001
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G. †Juragomphus Nel et al. 2001
G. †Oxfordgomphus Huang and Nel 2023
Superfm. Libelluloidea
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G. †Condalia Whalley and Jarzembowski 1985
Fm. Macromiidae Tillyard 1917
Invalid names: Libellula cassandra Hagen 1863 [nomen dubium], Libellula ceres Hagen 1863 [nomen dubium]
G. †Necrogomphus Campion 1923
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†Necrogomphus petrificatus Hagen 1850
Invalid names: Mesogomphus Handlirsch 1906 [replaced]
Fm. †Nothomacromiidae Carle 1995
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G. †Nothomacromia Carle 1995
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Invalid names: Conan Martins-Neto 1998 [synonym], Pseudomacromia Carle and Wighton 1990 [replaced]
Invalid names: Pseudomacromiidae Carle and Wighton 1990 [replaced]
Unr. Petalurida Bechly 1996
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Fm. Petaluridae Needham 1903 [grayback dragonfly]
Unr. Petalurodea Bechly 1996
Fm. †Protolindeniidae Handlirsch 1906
Fm. †Proterogomphidae Bechly et al. 1998
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Subfm. †Cordulagomphinae Carle and Wighton 1990
G. †Lingomphus Vernoux et al. 2010
G. †Proterogomphus Bechly et al. 1998
Invalid names: Aeschna eudore Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Aeschna parkinsoni Selys-Longchamps 1850 [nomen dubium], Aeschnidioidea Carle and Wighton 1990 [empty], Cercus Hong 1982 [nomen dubium], Cercus clavus Hong 1982 [nomen dubium], Cordulia scheuchzeri Massalongo 1856 [nomen dubium], Cymatophlebia mongolica Cockerell 1924 [nomen dubium], Dissurus Hong 1982 [nomen dubium], Dissurus liauyuanensis Hong 1982 [nomen dubium], Dissurus qinquanensis Hong 1982 [nomen dubium], Ictinogomphus fur Hagen 1863 [nomen dubium], Libellula calypso Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Libellula doris Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Libellula eurynome Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Libellula melobasis Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Libellula perse Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Libellula thetis Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Libellula thoe Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Miopetalura orientalis Hong 1985 [nomen dubium], Stenogomphus scudderi Cockerell 1921 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Stenophlebioptera Bechly 1996
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Fm. †Gondvanogomphidae Bechly 1996
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Fm. †Juraheterophlebiidae Fleck et al. 2003
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G. †Juraheterophlebia Fleck et al. 2003
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†Juraheterophlebia cancellosa Huang and Nel 2017
†Juraheterophlebia kazakhstanensis Fleck et al. 2003
†Juraheterophlebia sinica Nel et al. 2014
Fm. †Liassostenophlebiidae Fleck et al. 2003
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Superfm. †Stenophlebioidea Needham 1903
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Fm. †Prostenophlebiidae Fleck et al. 2003
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G. †Prostenophlebia Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
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†Prostenophlebia jurassica Nel and Martínez-Delclòs 1993
Fm. †Stenophlebiidae Needham 1903
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G. †Cretastenophlebia Fleck et al. 2003
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†Cretastenophlebia jiuquanensis Zheng et al. 2018
†Cretastenophlebia mongolica Fleck et al. 2003
G. †Stenophlebia Hagen 1866
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†Stenophlebia amphitrite Hagen 1862
†Stenophlebia corami Nel and Jarzembowski 1996
†Stenophlebia eichstaettensis Nel et al. 1993
†Stenophlebia karatavica Pritykina 1968
†Stenophlebia liaoningensis Zheng et al. 2016
†Stenophlebia phryne Hagen 1862
†Stenophlebia rolfhuggeri Bechly et al. 2003
†Stenophlebia ryonsangensis Won et al. 2022
Invalid names: Stenophlebia lithographica Giebel 1857 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Ren and Guo 1996 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Toarcian to the top of the Holocene or 182.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 182.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 182.0 Ma
Collections (399 total)
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Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Toarcian | Luxembourg | Phthitogomphus angulatus (106698) Proinogomphus kreuzerorum (195801) | |
Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany | Heterophlebia buckmanni (123987) | |
Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Gomphites paeneparallelus (107556) Gomphites propinquus (107343 107344) Necrogomphus brunswigae (107341) Paragomphus angulatus, Gomphites brodiei (107321) Proinogomphus aequalicellatus (107553) Proinogomphus bicellatus, Proinogomphus bodei, Elattogomphus latus, Gomphites aranea, Gomphites brodiei (105002) | |
Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany (Baden-Würtemberg) | Liassogomphus brodiei (117796) | |
Early/Lower Toarcian | United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) | Aeschna brodiei (154308) | |
Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) | Liassogomphidae indet. 1, Liassogomphidae indet. 2 (114993) | |
Falciferum | United Kingdom (England) | Gomphites brodiei (154307) Heterothemis brodiei (234541 234546) Heterothemis brodiei, Heterothemis sp. (234543) Heterothemis sp. (234544) Liassogomphidae indet. (132646) | |
Falciferum | Germany | Heterothemis brodiei (151353) Liassostenophlebia germanica (105428) | |
Falciferum | Luxembourg | Henrotayia marci, Phthitogomphus angulatus (105427) | |
Toarcian | Switzerland | Liassogomphus brodiei (97601) | |
Bathonian | United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) | Libellula westwoodii (140495) | |
Callovian | China (Henan) | Oxfordgomphus trescellulae (202211) | |
Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Nei Mongol) | Daohugoulibellula lini, Juralibellula ningchengensis, Propecymatophlebia magnifica, Sinacymatophlebia mongolica, Linqibinia panae, Sinomesuropetala daohugensis (113371) Juraheterophlebia cancellosa (189820) Juraheterophlebia sinica (201985) Sinocymatophlebiella hasticercus (113366) | |
Callovian - Oxfordian | Kazakhstan (Chimkent) | Cymatophlebiella euryptera, Protolindenia aktassica (105970) Juraheterophlebia kazakhstanensis, Paracymatophlebia splendida, Juragomphus karatauensis (105426) Stenophlebia karatavica, Aktassia magna, Protolindenia aktassica (106102) Stenophlebia karatavica, Cymatophlebiella euryptera, Aktassia magna (105971) Stenophlebia karatavica, Protolindenia deichmuelleri, Mesuropetala auliensis, Mesuropetala costalis, Protolindenia aktassica (106101) | |
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian | Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) | Cymatophlebia herrienae (105965) Cymatophlebia suevica (105964) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | United Kingdom (England) | Kimmeridgebrachypteraeschnidium etchesi (106418) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Swabian Alb) | Misofaeschnidium densum, Libellulium longialatum, Urogomphus giganteus (106402) Stenophlebia rolfhuggeri (105835) | |
Tithonian | Australia (New South Wales) | Austroprotolindenia jurassica (128121) | |
Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bayern) | Aeschna grandis (154305) Aeschna wittei (153703) Aeshna antiqua (154208) Bergeriaeschnidia inexpectata, Cymatophlebia longialata, Protolindenia wittei (139550) Cymatophlebia densa (152881) Cymatophlebia longialata (152882 152901) Cymatophlebia longialata, Mesuropetala muensteri (105797) Cymatophlebia pumilio (117534) Cymatophlebia pumilio, Aeschnopsis tischlingeri, Protolindenia wittei (105541) Eumorbaeschna jurassica (139547) Heterophlebia amphitrite, Heterophlebia aequalis, Agrion latreillei, Stenophlebia phryne, Petalura eximia, Aeschna gigantea, Libellula densa, Lithoaeschnidium viohli, Brunetaeschnidium sp., Agrion gracile, Agrion vetustum, Eumorbaeschna jurassica, Libellula longialata, Mesuropetala koehleri, Aeschna muensteri, Aeschnogomphus buchi, Aeschnogomphus intermedius, Protolindenia wittei (123985) Insecta indet. (154306) Mesuropetalidae indet. (131851) Reschiostenophlebia koschnyi (227142) Reschiostenophlebia koschnyi, Prohemeroscopus kuehnapfeli (227117) Solnhofenia stoebeneri (152902) Stenophlebia aequalis, Stenophlebia sp., Agrion vetustum, Cymatophlebia longialata, Uropetala koehleri, Cordulegaster intermedius (123906) Stenophlebia amphitrite, Stenophlebia latreillei, Aeschnidium densum, Nannogomphus bavaricus, Cymatophlebia longialata, Mesuropetala koehleri, Aeschnogomphus intermedius (123144) Stenophlebia amphitrite, Stenophlebia latreillei, Stenophlebia eichstaettensis, Prostenophlebia jurassica, Prostenophlebia sp., Urogomphus giganteus, Proterogomphus renateae, Nannogomphus buergeri, Eumorbaeschna jurassica, Cymatophlebia kuempeli, Cymatophlebia pumilio, Cymatophlebia longialata, Mesuropetala koehleri, Aeschnogomphus buchi, Protolindenia wittei, Protolindenia viohli (139551) Stenophlebia latreillei, Prohemeroscopus kuehnapfeli, Prohemeroscopus jurassicus, Eumorbaeschna jurassica, Cymatophlebia longialata (152883) Stenophlebia phryne, Cymatophlebia longialata, Mesuropetala muensteri (139548) Stenophlebia sp., Estemoa densa, Cymatophlebia longialata, Uropetala koehleri, Aeschna charpentieri, Cordulegaster intermedius, Protolindenia wittei (133578) Urogomphus eximius (117531) Urogomphus giganteus, Bergeriaeschnidia inexpectata, Eumorbaeschna jurassica, Cymatophlebia longialata (122730) Urogomphus giganteus, Cymatophlebia longialata (105798) Urogomphus giganteus, Cymatophlebia longialata, Mesuropetala muensteri (131959) | |
Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bavaria) | Aeschnogomphus kuempeli (117532) Aeschnogomphus sp. (117533) Calopteryx lithographica, Aeschna multicellulosa (152880) Cymatophlebia longialata (152884) Malmaeschnidium mayeri, Cymatophlebia longialata, Protolindenia viohli (152603) Stenophlebia amphitrite, Stenophlebia aequalis, Stenophlebia latreillei, Heterophlebia phryne, Prostenophlebia jurassica, Urogomphus giganteus, Juracordulia schiemenzi, Nannogomphus bavaricus, Eumorbaeschna jurassica, Cymatophlebia kuempeli, Cymatophlebia pumilio, Cymatophlebia longialata, Protolindenia koehleri, Mesuropetala muensteri, Aeschnopsis perkinsi, Anax buchi, Aeschnogomphus intermedius, Protolindenia wittei, Morbaeschna muensteri (122586) Stenophlebia latreillei, Urogomphus giganteus, Nannogomphus bavaricus, Cymatophlebia jurassica, Cymatophlebia longialata, Aeschnogomphus intermedius, Protolindenia wittei (139876) Urogomphus giganteus, Eumorbaeschna jurassica, Cymatophlebia longialata, Mesuropetala koehleri, Mesuropetala muensteri, Aeschnogomphus intermedius, Aeschnogomphus sp., Protolindenia wittei (123994) |