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Petalurida

Insecta - Odonata

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

It was assigned to Anisoptera by Bechly (2000); to Odonata by Petrulevičius and Nel (2003); and to Anisoptera by Bechly (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Petalurida Bechly
2000Petalurida Bechly p. 5
2003Petalurida Petrulevičius and Nel
2007Petalurida 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
PetaluridaBechly 1996
PetaluridaBechly 1996

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. Petalurida Bechly 1996
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Fm. Petaluridae Needham 1903 [grayback dragonfly]
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G. †Argentinopetala Petrulevičius and Nel 2003
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Argentinopetala archangelskyi Petrulevičius and Nel 2003
G. Petalura Leach 1815
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Invalid names: Petalura differens Hagen 1862 [nomen nudum]
Unr. Petalurodea Bechly 1996
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Fm. †Cretapetaluridae Nel et al. 1998
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G. †Anglopetalura Coram and Nel 2009
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Anglopetalura magnifica Coram and Nel 2009
G. †Cratopetalura Nel and Bechly 2009
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Cratopetalura petruleviciusi Nel and Bechly 2009
G. †Cretapetalura Nel et al. 1998
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Cretapetalura brasiliensis Nel et al. 1998
G. †Eotanypteryx Bechly 2007
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Eotanypteryx paradoxa Bechly 2007
Superfm. Petaluroidea Needham 1903
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Fm. †Aktassiidae Pritykina 1968
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Subfm. †Aktassiinae Pritykina 1968
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G. †Aeschnogomphus Handlirsch 1906
G. †Aktassia Pritykina 1968
G. †Lebanoaktassia Azar and Nel 2023
G. †Sinaktassia Lin et al. 2010
Subfm. †Pseudocymatophlebiinae Nel et al. 1998
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G. †Pseudocymatophlebia Nel et al. 1998
Fm. †Protolindeniidae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Austroprotolindenia Beattie and Nel 2012
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Austroprotolindenia jurassica Beattie and Nel 2012
G. †Protolindenia Deichmüller 1886
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Protolindenia antiqua Vander Linden 1827
Protolindenia viohli Nel et al. 2001
Protolindenia wittei Giebel 1860
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available