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Calopterygoidea

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)220890https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=220890
Ranksuperfamily (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Calopterygoidea
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
-CercofilataKukalová-Peck 1987
classInsectaLinnaeus 1758
-Dicondylia
-ParanotaliaSroka et al. 2014
subclassPterygotaBrauer 1885
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
-EuhydropalaeopteraSroka et al. 2014
-OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
-PalaeodonatopteraPetrulevicius and Gutiérrez 2016
-PlesiodonatopteraPetrulevicius and Gutiérrez 2016
-ApodonatopteraPetrulevicius and Gutiérrez 2016
-PaneodonatopteraNel et al. 2019
-NeodonatopteraBechly 1996
-EuodonatopteraBechly et al. 2001
-OdonatocladaBechly 1999
-NodialataBechly 1996
-DiscoidaliaBechly 1996
-StigmopteraBechly 1996
-PanodonataBechly 1996
orderOdonataFabricius 1793
suborderZygopteraSelys-Longchamps 1854
-CalopteraBelyshev and Haritonov 1983
-EucalopteraBechly 1996
-CalopterygomorphaBechly 1996
superfamilyCalopterygoideaSelys 1850
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Calopterygoideasuperfamilybelongs to Calopterygidastated with evidenceBechly, 2007
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)32
Extant Size (PBDB)13 (41%)
First Recorded Appearance56.0 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Environmentfreshwater,terrestrial (based on Odonata)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Odonata)
Visionwell-developed (based on Odonata)
Dietcarnivore, insectivore (based on Odonata)
Reproductiondispersal=water (based on Odonata)
Taphonomychitin (based on Odonata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)G. Bechly. 2007. Phylogenetic Systematics of Odonata

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Calopterygidae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Broad-winged Damselfly1056.0 Ma
Paleocene
0 Ma
Extant
Chlorocyphidae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Jewel Damselfly111.6 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Hypolestidae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
838.0 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Polythoridae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Eocalopteryx
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
150.3 Ma
Eocene
50.3 Ma
Eocene
Epallagites
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
150.3 Ma
Eocene
50.3 Ma
Eocene
Protothore
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
141.3 Ma
Eocene
41.3 Ma
Eocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1850Calopterygoidea Selys
1937Chlorocyphoidea Cowley
2007Calopterygoidea Bechly
2007Chlorocyphoidea Bechly

References

Bechly G. (2007) , Phylogenetic Systematics of Odonata
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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