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Phthitogomphus angulatus

Insecta - Odonata - Liassogomphidae

Taxonomy
Paragomphus angulatus was named by Handlirsch (1939). It is an impression. Its type locality is Grassel, Braunschweig, which is in a Toarcian offshore mudstone in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Phthitogomphus, Paragomphus.

It was recombined as Phthitogomphus angulatus by Cowley (1942) and Nel et al. (1993).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Paragomphus angulatus Handlirsch
1942Phthitogomphus angulatus Cowley p. 77
1953Gomphites (Palaeogomphus) aranea Bode
1953Paragomphus angulatus Bode
1993Phthitogomphus angulatus Nel 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
RankNameAuthor
Paneodonatoptera
Neodonatoptera
Euodonatoptera
OdonatocladaBechly 1999
Nodialata
Discoidalia
Stigmoptera
Lobodonata
Panodonata
orderOdonata
Epiproctophora
EuepiproctophoraBechly 1998
Anisopteromorpha
Trigonoptera
Pananisoptera
familyLiassogomphidaeTillyard 1935
genusPhthitogomphus
speciesangulatus()

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.

Phthitogomphus angulatus Handlirsch 1939
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Invalid names: Gomphites (Palaeogomphus) aranea Bode 1953 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitino
Form: roller-shapedo
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialo
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: volanto
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: insectivoreo
Vision: well-developedo
Dispersal: watero
Created: 2011-03-07 03:41:10
Modified: 2011-03-06 10:41:10
Source: o = order
Reference: Ren and Guo 1996

Age range: Early/Lower Toarcian or 183.00000 to 182.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Niedersachsen) Gomphites aranea (105002) Paragomphus angulatus (type locality: 107321)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Luxembourg Phthitogomphus angulatus (106698)