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Somatochlora

Description

Somatochlora is a genus of dragonflies in the family Corduliidae. Members of this genus are medium-sized dragonflies with dark bodies and a metallic green lustre.The abdomens of males are distinctive, with the first two segments bulbous-shaped, the third constricted, and the rest of the abdomen club-shaped with a straight ending. The exception is S. borisi, which is shaped like a Cordulia species. There are usually two crossveins between the hind wing base and the triangle, where Cordulia have only one crossvein.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)1429956https://www.gbif.org/species/1429956
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)200166https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=200166
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Corduliidae : Somatochlora
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
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
-EpiproctophoraBechly 1996
-EuepiproctophoraBechly 1998
-AnisopteromorphaBechly 1996
-TrigonopteraBechly 1996
-PananisopteraBechly 1996
-NeoanisopteraBechly 1998
suborderAnisopteraSelys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854
-EuanisopteraBechly 1996
-ExophyticaBechly 1996
-CavilabiataBechly 1996
-CristotibiataBechly 1996
-BrachystigmataBechly 1996
-PaucipostnodaliaBechly and Ueda 2002
-EubrachystigmataBechly 1996
-NeobrachystigmataBechly 2003
-PaneurypalpidomorphaBechly 2003
-EurypalpidomorphaBechly 2003
-EurypalpidiformiaBechly 2003
-PaneurypalpidaBechly 1996
-EurypalpidaBechly 1996
-NeolamellidaBechly 1996
-ValvulidaBechly 1996
-TrichodopalpidaBechly 1996
-LaterocarinidaBechly 1996
-MediocostidaBechly 1996
-LongiansidaBechly 1996
-LiberaponsidaBechly 1996
-HaplohamulidaBechly 1996
-ItaloansidaBechly 1996
familyCorduliidaeSelys-Longchamps 1850
subfamilyCorduliinaeKirby 1890
genusSomatochloraSelys 1871
Scientific NameSomatochlora Selys, 1871
Name Published InBull. Acad. Roy. Sci, Belgique, (2) 31
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Somatochloragenusbelongs to Odonatastated with evidenceCockerell, 1927
Somatochloragenusbelongs to Corduliinaestated with evidenceNel et al., 1996
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (33%)
First Recorded Appearance33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
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)T. D. A. Cockerell. 1927. Tertiary Fossil Insects from Eastern Oregon. In R. Kellogg, J. Merriam, C. Stock, R. Chaney, H. Mason (eds.), Additions to the Paleontology of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin Regions of North America 346:64-65
Common Name(s) Glanstrollsländor, Glanslibellen
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatochlora

External Images

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Somatochlora albicincta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora alpestris
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora arctica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora borisi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora brevicincta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora brisaci
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
18.70 Ma
Miocene
8.70 Ma
Miocene
Somatochlora calverti
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora cingulata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora clavata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora daviesi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora dido
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora elongata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora ensigera
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora exuberata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora filosa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora flavomaculata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora forcipata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora franklini
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora georgiana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora graeseri
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora hineana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora hudsonica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora incurvata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora japonica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora kennedyi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora linearis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora lingyinensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora margarita
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora meridionalis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora metallica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora minor
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora nepalensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora oregonica
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
133.9 Ma
Oligocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene
Somatochlora ozarkensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora provocans
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora relicta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora sahlbergi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora semicircularis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora septentrionalis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora shanxiensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora shennong
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora tenebrosa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora tomentosa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora uchidai
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora viridiaenea
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora walshii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora whitehousei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Somatochlora williamsoni
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Chlorosoma Charpentier, 1839GBIFgenusAnimalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Corduliidae : Chlorosoma
Somatachlora Brauner, 1902GBIFgenusAnimalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Corduliidae : Somatachlora

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1871Somatochlora Selys-Longchamps
1927Somatochlora Cockerell
1996Somatochlora Nel et al. p. 174

References

Cockerell T. D. A. (1927) Tertiary Fossil Insects from Eastern Oregon, Additions to the Paleontology of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin Regions of North America 346, 64-65
Nel A., Arillo A., et al (1996) New fossil Odonata (Insecta) from the upper Miocene of France and Spain (Anisoptera and Zygoptera), Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 199, 167-219
Heidemann, H. & Seidenbusch, R. (2002) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)
Dijkstra, K.D.B. et al. (2002) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)
Sahlén, G. (1996) Sveriges Trollsländor. Fältbiologerna, Stockholm. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Askew, R.R. (1988) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)
Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci, Belgique, (2) 31 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/Pinhey, 1982 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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