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Amphipterygida

Insecta - Odonata

Taxonomy
Amphipterygida was named by Bechly (1996). It is extant.

It was assigned to Eucaloptera by Bechly (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Amphipterygida Bechly
2007Amphipterygida Bechly

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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()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
RankNameAuthor
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
suborderZygopteraSelys-Longchamps 1854
—CalopteraBelyshev and Haritonov 1983
—Eucaloptera
—Amphipterygida
—Amphipterygida

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.

Unr. Amphipterygida Bechly 1996
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Superfm. †Amphipterygoidea Tillyard 1917
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Fm. Amphipterygidae Selys 1853
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G. †Amgupteryx Petrulevičius et al. 2010
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†Amgupteryx zherikhini Petrulevičius et al. 2010
Subfm. †Amphipteryginae
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G. †Protamphipteryx Cockerell 1921
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†Protamphipteryx basalis Cockerell 1921
G. †Pamita May and Carle 2005
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†Pamita hannahdaltonae May and Carle 2005
Fm. Thaumatoneuridae Tillyard and Fraser 1938
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Subfm. †Eodysagrioninae Rust et al. 2008
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G. †Eodysagrion Rust et al. 2008
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†Eodysagrion mikkelseni Rust et al. 2008
G. †Oreodysagrion Bechly et al. 2020
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†Oreodysagrion tenebris Bechly et al. 2020
G. †Tynskysagrion Bechly et al. 2020
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†Tynskysagrion brookeae Bechly et al. 2020
G. †Eothaumatoneura Pongrácz 1935
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†Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera Pongrácz 1935
Subfm. †Euarchistigmatinae Carle and Wighton 1990
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G. †Euarchistigma Carle and Wighton 1990
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†Euarchistigma atrophium Carle and Wighton 1990
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Rupelian or 119.57000 to 27.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Euarchistigma atrophium (122352 122925) Euarchistigma marialuiseae (122919 122922) Euarchistigma marialuiseae, Euarchistigma atrophium (122921) Euarchistigma peterknobli (122557) Euarchistigma peterknobli, Euarchistigma atrophium (122918)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Tynskysagrion brookeae (221181 221182)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Denmark Eodysagrion mikkelseni (127172)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Protamphipteryx basalis (114058)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Colorado) Oreodysagrion tenebris (132370)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera (155693)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Pamita hannahdaltonae (123493)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation Amgupteryx zherikhini (156627)