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Paraeschnopsis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8673073https://www.gbif.org/species/8673073
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)175153https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=175153
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Mesuropetalidae : Paraeschnopsis
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
-AeshnopteraBechly 1996
superfamilyMesuropetaloideaBechly 1996
familyMesuropetalidaeBechly 1996
genusParaeschnopsisBechly 2010
Scientific NameParaeschnopsis Bechly, 2010
Name Published InArticle title: Additions to the fossil dragonfly fauna from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil (Insecta: Odonata).
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Paraeschnopsisgenusbelongs to Mesuropetalidaestated with evidenceBechly, 2010
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance122 - 112 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance122 - 112 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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. 2010. Additions to the fossil dragonfly fauna from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil (Insecta: Odonata). Palaeodiversity 3(Supplement):11-77

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Paraeschnopsis brasiliensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1122 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
122 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2010Paraeschnopsis Bechly p. 35

References

Bechly G. (2010) Additions to the fossil dragonfly fauna from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil (Insecta: Odonata), Palaeodiversity 3 Supplement, 11-77
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Jul 2012) / web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Article title: Additions to the fossil dragonfly fauna from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil (Insecta: Odonata). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Palaeodiversity 3 (Supplement 1-2). - 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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