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Petalurodea

Insecta - Odonata

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

It was assigned to Petalurida by Bechly (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Petalurodea Bechly
2007Petalurodea 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
Petalurodea
Petalurodea

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. 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
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Aeschnogomphus buchi Hagen 1848
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Invalid names: Aeschnogomphus charpentieri Hagen 1848 [synonym]
Aeschnogomphus kuempeli Bechly 2000
G. †Aktassia Pritykina 1968
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Aktassia magna Pritykina 1968
Aktassia pritykinae Nel et al. 1998
G. †Lebanoaktassia Azar and Nel 2023
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Lebanoaktassia curiosa Azar and Nel 2023
G. †Sinaktassia Lin et al. 2010
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Sinaktassia tangi Lin et al. 2010
Subfm. †Pseudocymatophlebiinae Nel et al. 1998
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G. †Pseudocymatophlebia Nel et al. 1998
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Pseudocymatophlebia bisecta Yang et al. 2023
Pseudocymatophlebia boda Li et al. 2012
Pseudocymatophlebia hennigi Nel et al. 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available