Meganeuridae

Meganeuridae is an extinct family of griffinfly in the order Meganisoptera. There are more than 20 genera and 50 described species in Meganeuridae.[1][2]

Meganeuridae
Temporal range:
Life restoration of Meganeurites gracilipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: †Meganisoptera
Family: †Meganeuridae
Handlirsch 1906
Fossil of Meganeurites gracilipes

Genera

These 21 genera belong to the family Meganeuridae:

  • † Arctotypus Martynov, 1932
  • † Bohemiatupus Prokop & Nel, 2010
  • † Boltonites Handlirsch, 1919
  • † Carpentertypus Zessin 1983
  • † Curvitupus Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009
  • † Ephemerites Geinitz, 1865
  • † Gallotupus Nel, Garrouste & Roques, 2008
  • † Gilsonia Meunier, 1908
  • † Meganeura Brongniart, 1885
  • † Meganeurina Handlirsch, 1919
  • † Meganeuropsis Carpenter, 1939
  • † Meganeurula Handlirsch, 1906
  • † Megatypus Tillyard 1925
  • † Nannotupus Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009
  • † Oligotypus Carpenter 1931
  • † Permotupus Nel, Fleck, Garrouste, Gand, Lapeyrie, Bybee & Prokop, 2009
  • † Petrotypus Zalesskii, 1950
  • † Piesbergtupus Zessin, 2006
  • † Shenzhousia Zhang & Hong, 2006
  • † Stephanotypus Zessin 1983
  • † Tupus Sellards, 1906

References
  1. "Meganeuridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  2. "The Paleobiology Database, family Meganeuridae". Retrieved 2019-10-17.


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