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Calopteryx

Description

Calopteryx may refer to:


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8954339https://www.gbif.org/species/8954339
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)177935https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=177935
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Calopterygidae : Calopteryx
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
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
familyCalopterygidaeSelys 1815
genusCalopteryxVander Linden 1825
Scientific NameCalopteryx Vander Linden, 1825
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Calopteryxgenusbelongs to Calopterygidaestated with evidenceCarpenter, 1992
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
Extant Size (PBDB)2 (67%)
First Recorded Appearance8.70 - 5.33 Ma
Miocene
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. Fleck, G. Bechly, and X. Martinez-Delclos, E. Jarzembowski, R. Coram, A. Nel. 2003. Phylogeny and classification of the Stenophlebioptera (Odonata: Epiproctophora). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 39(1):55-93
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calopteryx

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Calopteryx andancensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
18.70 Ma
Miocene
8.70 Ma
Miocene
Calopteryx atrata
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1815Calopteryx Leach
1992Calopteryx Carpenter p. 87
1994Calopteryx Nel and Brisac

References

Fleck G., Bechly G., et al (2003) Phylogeny and classification of the Stenophlebioptera (Odonata: Epiproctophora), Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 39 1, 55-93
Carpenter F. M. (1992) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4, 1-655
Nel A., Brisac P. (1994) Découverte du premier Calopteryx fossile du Miocéne de l'Ardèche (Odonata, Calopterygidae), Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 99 1, 27-30
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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