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Apodonatoptera

Insecta

Sister taxa
Paneodonatoptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Apodonatoptera Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez p. 352

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
Euhydropalaeoptera
OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
Palaeodonatoptera
Plesiodonatoptera
Apodonatoptera
Apodonatoptera

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. Apodonatoptera Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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Or. †Geroptera Brodsky 1994
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Fm. †Geropteridae Petrulevičius and Gutiérrez 2016
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G. †Geropteron Riek 1984
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Geropteron arcuatum Riek 1984
Unr. Paneodonatoptera Nel et al. 2019
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Fm. †Enigmapteridae Nel et al. 2019
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G. †Enigmaptera Nel et al. 2019
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Enigmaptera magnifica Nel et al. 2019
Unr. Neodonatoptera Bechly 1996
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G. †Brunellopteron Béthoux et al. 2021
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Brunellopteron norradi Béthoux et al. 2021
Subor. †Eomeganisoptera Rohdendorf 1962
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G. †Carbonympha Kukalova-Peck 2009
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Carbonympha herdinai Kukalova-Peck 2009
Fm. †Erasipteridae Carpenter 1939
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G. †Erasipterella Brauckmann 1983
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Erasipterella jini Zhang et al. 2012
Erasipterella piesbergensis Brauckmann 1983
Invalid names: Sinierasiptera Zhang et al. 2012 [synonym]
G. †Erasipteroides Brauckmann and Zessin 1989
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Erasipteroides valentini Brauckmann et al. 1985
G. †Erasipteron Pruvost 1933
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Erasipteron larischi Pruvost 1933
G. †Rasnitsynala Zessin et al. 2011
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Rasnitsynala sigambrorum Zessin et al. 2011
G. †Sinoerasipteron Nel and Huang 2024
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Sinoerasipteron xiaheyanensis Nel and Huang 2024
G. †Whalleyala Brauckmann and Zessin 1989
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Whalleyala bolsoveri Whalley 1979
G. †Zessinella Brauckmann 1988
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Zessinella siope Brauckmann 1988
Invalid names: Sinierasipteridae Zhang et al. 2012 [synonym]
Unr. Euodonatoptera Bechly et al. 2001
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Unr. Odonatoclada Bechly 1999
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Or. †Campylopterodea Rohdendorf 1962
Fm. †Lapeyriidae Nel et al. 1999
Unr. Nodialata Bechly 1996
Or. †Meganisoptera Martynov 1932 [griffinfly]
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G. †Alanympha Kukalova-Peck 2009
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Alanympha richardsoni Kukalova-Peck 2009
Fm. †Aulertupidae Zessin and Brauckmann 2010
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G. †Aulertupus Zessin and Brauckmann 2010
G. †Dragonympha Kukalova-Peck 2009
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Dragonympha srokai Kukalova-Peck 2009
Fm. †Kohlwaldiidae Guthörl 1962
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G. †Kohlwaldia Guthörl 1962
G. †Solutotherates Brauckmann and Zessin 1989
Fm. †Meganeuridae Handlirsch 1906
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Subfm. †Carpentertypinae Zessin 1983
G. †Gallotupus Nel et al. 2008
Subfm. †Meganeurinae Handlirsch 1906
Subfm. †Piesbergtupinae Zessin 2006
G. †Shenzhousia Zhang and Hong 2006
Subfm. †Tupinae Handlirsch 1919
Invalid names: Oligotypinae Carpenter 1947 [empty], Stephanotypinae Zessin 2006 [empty], Typidae Handlirsch 1919 [synonym]
Fm. †Namurotypidae Bechly 1996
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G. †Namurotypus Brauckmann and Zessin 1989
Fm. †Paralogidae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Paralogus Scudder 1893
G. †Truemania Bolton 1934
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Invalid names: Tillyardia Bolton 1922 [replaced]
Invalid names: Protodonata Brongniart 1885 [replaced]
Invalid names: Panodialata Nel et al. 1999 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Marsdenian to the top of the Holocene or 321.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 320.0 Ma

Collections (859 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2Argentina (La Rioja) Geropteron arcuatum (108150)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2China (Ningxia) Paragilsonia orientalis (140832)
Marsdenian321.3 - 320.0Germany (Ruhr) Erasipterella valentini, Namurotypus sippeli (155260) Erasipteroides valentini, Rasnitsynala sigambrorum (152121) Zessinella siope, Namurotypus sippeli (110939)
Yeadonian320.0 - 318.7USA (Georgia) Typus durhami (111035)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9USA (Alabama) Oligotypus tuscaloosae (126587)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) Erasipteron bolsoveri, Tupus diluculum (105042)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Czech Republic Erasipteron larischi (114184)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Oligotypus britannicus (105060)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Asapheneura roussini (155433)
Westphalian B - Westphalian C316.9 - 309.8China (Ningxia) Erasipterella jini, Tupus orientalis, Sinomeganeura huangheensis, Shenzhousia qilianshanensis (139576) Sinierasiptera jini, Shenzhousia qilianshanensis (102981) Sinoerasipteron xiaheyanensis (233955)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czech Republic Bohemiatupus elegans (104948)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8China (Ningxia) Haidilaozhen cuiae (231946)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8Canada (New Brunswick) Brunellopteron norradi (221100)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.5Canada (Nova Scotia) Meganeura sp. (155666)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Tillyardia multiplicata (127547)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.5France Enigmaptera magnifica, Gallotupus oudardi, Jacquesoudardia magnifica (122504)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.5USA (Rhode Island) Paralogus aeschnoides (111052)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5United Kingdom (England) Bechlya ericrobinsoni (126868) Boltonites radstockensis (105765) Meganeura radstockensis (127035)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5Germany (Lower Saxony) Erasipterella piesbergensis, Piesbergtupus hielscheri (122518)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Pennsylvania) Palaeotherates analis (114649) Palaeotherates pennsylvanicus (111045)