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Gomphidae
| Description | The Gomphidae are a family in the Odonata commonly referred to as clubtail dragonflies; the family contains about 90 genera and 900 species; individual species may be found across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The name refers to the club-like widening of the end of the abdomen (abdominal segments 7 through 9). However, this club is usually less pronounced in females and is entirely absent in some species. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomphidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Gomphidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | clubtail dragonfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Gomphidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 14 (34%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 168 - 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | freshwater,terrestrial (based on Odonata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Odonata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Odonata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore, insectivore (based on Odonata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water (based on Odonata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Odonata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. F. Zhang. 1989. Fossil Insects From Shanwang, Shandong, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Flodtrollsländor, Rombouten, Clubtails, Clubtail Dragonfly, Clubtail Dragonflies, Clubtail Skimmers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomphidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Gomphinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Lindeniinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Octogomphinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Acrogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Agriogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amphigomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Anisogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Anomalophlebia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Anormogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Antipodogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aphylla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Araripegomphus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Archaeogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Arigomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Armagomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asiagomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Auroradraco ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Austroepigomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Austrogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brasiliogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Burmagomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Burmalindenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cacoides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ceratogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cornigomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cratogomphus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Cratolindenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Crenigomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyanogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyclogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Davidioides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Davidius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Desmogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diaphlebia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diastatomma genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Dromogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dubitogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ebegomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Epigomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Erpetogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Euthygomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fukienogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gastrogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gomphidae ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Gomphidia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gomphidictinus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gomphoides genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Gomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Hagenius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heliogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hemigomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Huaxiagomphus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Ictinogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Idiogomphoides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ilerdaegomphus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Isomma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Jibeigomphus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Labrogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lamelligomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lanthus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Leptogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lestinogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lindenia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Liogomphus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Lithogomphus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 13.7 Ma Miocene | 13.7 Ma Miocene | |
| Macrogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Maerogomphils genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Malgassogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Megalogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Melanocacus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Melligomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Merogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mesogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microgomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Miopetalura ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Mitragomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nannogomphus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Necrogomphus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Neogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nepogomphoides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neurogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nihonogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Notogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Octogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Odontogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onychogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ophiogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orientogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paracordulagomphus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Paragomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pauciphlebia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Perigomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Perissogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Peruviogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phaenandrogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pheugothemis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Phyllocycla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phyllogomphoides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phyllogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Platygomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Praeviogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priscogomphus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Progomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scalmogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Shaogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sieboldius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sinictinogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sinogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylurus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tibiagomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tragogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trigomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Zephyrogomphus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Zonophora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Aeschna perampla (Brodie, 1845) | GBIF | species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Gomphidae : Aeschna perampla |
| Lanthus wuluogongensis (Hong, 1985) | GBIF | species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Gomphidae : Lanthus wuluogongensis |
| Gomphoides occulta Hagen, 1856 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Gomphidae : Gomphoides occulta |
| Libellula valga Hagen, 1862 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Gomphidae : Libellula valga |
| Gomphidae valga Hagen, 1862 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Gomphidae : Gomphidae valga |
| Gomphus wuluogongensis (Hong, 1985) | GBIF | species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Gomphidae : Gomphus wuluogongensis |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1842 | Gomphidae Rambur |
| 1856 | Gomphoides occulta Hagen p. 81 |
| 1862 | Libellula valga Hagen p. 107 |
| 1906 | Gomphidae Handlirsch p. 471 |
| 1942 | Gomphidae Cowley p. 77 |
| 1953 | Gomphidae Bode |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1984 | Lanthus wuluogongensis Hong p. 17 fig. 7 |
| 1985 | Lanthus wuluogongensis Hong p. 1417 figs. Pl 3, figs 1,2 |
| 1989 | Gomphidae Zhang p. 37 |
| 1989 | Gomphus wuluogongensis Zhang p. 37 fig. 20 |
| 1992 | Gomphidae Carpenter p. 81 |
| 2007 | Gomphidae Bechly |
References
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!
