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Steleopteridae

Insecta - Odonata - Steleopteridae

Taxonomy
Steleopteridae was named by Handlirsch (1906). It is not extant. Its type is Steleopteron.

It was assigned to Zygoptera by Handlirsch (1906), Carpenter (1992), Fleck et al. (2001).

Subtaxa
Auliella, Euparasteleopteron, Parasteleopteron, Steleopteron (type genus)
Entered
by J. Karr (authorized by M. Clapham) on 2011-02-27; modified by M. Clapham on 2014-10-07

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Steleopteridae Handlirsch p. 597
1992Steleopteridae Carpenter p. 87
2001Steleopteridae Fleck et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
suborderZygopteraSelys-Longchamps 1854
familySteleopteridae
familySteleopteridae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Steleopteridae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Auliella Pritykina 1968
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†Auliella crucigera Pritykina 1968
G. †Euparasteleopteron Fleck et al. 2001
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†Euparasteleopteron viohli Fleck et al. 2001
G. †Parasteleopteron Fleck et al. 2001
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†Parasteleopteron guischardi Fleck et al. 2001
G. †Steleopteron Handlirsch 1906
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†Steleopteron cretacicus Zheng et al. 2018
†Steleopteron deichmuelleri Handlirsch 1906
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitino
Form: roller-shapedo
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialo
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: volanto
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: insectivoreo
Vision: well-developedo
Dispersal: watero
Created: 2011-03-07 03:41:10
Modified: 2011-03-06 10:41:10
Source: o = order
Reference: Ren and Guo 1996

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Hauterivian or 154.80000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Kazakhstan Auliella crucigera (105971 106279)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Euparasteleopteron viohli (117534 139547) Parasteleopteron guischardi (152905) Steleopteron deichmuelleri (123144)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Parasteleopteron guischardi, Euparasteleopteron viohli (122880)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77United Kingdom (Surrey) Steleopteron cretacicus (74972)