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Prohoyaeshna ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4798034	https://www.gbif.org/species/4798034
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	178585	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=178585

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Cymatophlebiidae : Prohoyaeshna

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
infraclass	Hydropalaeoptera	Rohdendorf 1969
-	Euhydropalaeoptera	Sroka et al. 2014
-	Odonatoptera	Martynov 1932
-	Palaeodonatoptera	Petrulevicius and Gutiérrez 2016
-	Plesiodonatoptera	Petrulevicius and Gutiérrez 2016
-	Apodonatoptera	Petrulevicius and Gutiérrez 2016
-	Paneodonatoptera	Nel et al. 2019
-	Neodonatoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Euodonatoptera	Bechly et al. 2001
-	Odonatoclada	Bechly 1999
-	Nodialata	Bechly 1996
-	Discoidalia	Bechly 1996
-	Stigmoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Panodonata	Bechly 1996
order	Odonata	Fabricius 1793
-	Epiproctophora	Bechly 1996
-	Euepiproctophora	Bechly 1998
-	Anisopteromorpha	Bechly 1996
-	Trigonoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Pananisoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Neoanisoptera	Bechly 1998
suborder	Anisoptera	Selys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854
-	Euanisoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Aeshnoptera	Bechly 1996
-	Aeshnomorpha	Bechly et al. 2001
-	Panaeshnida	Bechly et al. 2001
-	Aeshnida	Bechly 1996
superfamily	Cymatophlebioidea	Handlirsch 1906
family	Cymatophlebiidae	Handlirsch 1906
subfamily	Valdaeshninae	Bechly et al. 2001
genus	Prohoyaeshna	Bechly Nel Martinez-Delclos Jarzembowski Coram Martill Fleck Escuillie Wisshak & Maisch 2001

Scientific Name

Prohoyaeshna Bechly, Nel, Martinez-Delclos, Jarzembowski, Coram, Martill, Fleck, Escuillie, Wisshak & Maisch, 2001

Name Published In

Neue Palaeontol Abh 4, Januar

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Prohoyaeshna	genus	belongs to Valdaeshninae	stated with evidence	Bechly et al., 2001

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

145 - 140 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Last Recorded Appearance

145 - 140 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

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)

G. Bechly, A. Nel, and X. Martínez-Declòs, E. A. Jarzembowski, R. Coram, D. Martill, G. Fleck, F. Escuillié, M. M. Wisshak, M. Maisch. 2001. A revision and phylogenetic study of Mesozoic Aeshnoptera, with description of numerous new taxa (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera). Neue Paläontologische Abhandlungen 4:1-219

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Prohoyaeshna milleri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
2001	Prohoyaeshna Bechly et al. p. 125

References

Bechly G., Nel A., et al (2001) A revision and phylogenetic study of Mesozoic Aeshnoptera, with description of numerous new taxa (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera), Neue Paläontologische Abhandlungen 4, 1-219

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

Neue Palaeontol Abh 4, Januar - 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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