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Megaptilidae
Taxonomy
Megaptilidae was named by Handlirsch (1906). Its type is Megaptilus.
It was assigned to Palaeodictyoptera by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1919), Handlirsch (1922), Kukalová (1969), Carpenter (1992).
It was assigned to Palaeodictyoptera by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1919), Handlirsch (1922), Kukalová (1969), Carpenter (1992).
Subtaxa
Lithoptilus (syn. Anaxion), Megaptilus (type genus)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1906 | Megaptilidae Handlirsch p. 80 |
| 1919 | Megaptilidae Handlirsch p. 523 |
| 1919 | Anaxionidae Handlirsch p. 529 |
| 1922 | Megaptilidae Handlirsch p. 34 |
| 1922 | Lithoptilidae Handlirsch p. 44 |
| 1969 | Megaptilidae Kukalová p. 479 |
| 1992 | Megaptilidae Carpenter p. 30 |
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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. †Megaptilidae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Lithoptilus Lameere 1917
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†Lithoptilus boulei Meunier 1908
Invalid names: Anaxion Handlirsch 1919 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Anaxionidae Handlirsch 1919 [synonym], Lithoptilidae Handlirsch 1922 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||