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Checklist for Order Meganisoptera Martynov, 1932 (Griffinflies)
and region Carboniferous (Paleozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
294
678
1308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
676
1304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
21
54
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
16
47
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Meganisoptera
Martynov, 1932
Griffinflies, Griffinfly
5
27
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Carboniferous
5 Families width 28 Species
Meganeuridae Handlirsch, 190617SpeciesTaxom
Aulertupidae Zessin & Bra..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Kohlwaldiidae Guthörl, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Namurotypidae Bechly, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Paralogidae Handlirsch, 19062SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Carboniferous
22 Genera with 28 Species
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Arctotypus Martynov, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Aulertupus Zessin & Bra..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Bohemiatupus Prokop & Nel, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Boltonites Handlirsch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Carpentertypus Zessin, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Gallotupus Nel & al., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Gilsonia Meunier, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Kohlwaldia Guthörl, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Meganeura Brongniart, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Meganeurina Handlirsch, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Meganeurula Handlirsch, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Megatypus Tillyard, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Namurotypus Brauckmann &..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Oligotypus Carpenter, 20114SpeciesTaxom
Paralogus Scudder, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Piesbergtupus Zessin, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Shenzhousia Zhang & Hong, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Sinomeganeura Prokop & al., 2008
0SpeciesTaxom
Solutotherates Brauckmann &..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Stephanotypus Zessin, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Truemania Bolton, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tupus Sellards, 20121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Carboniferous
28 Species
Arctotypus diluculum Whalley, 1980
Aulertupus tembrocki W. Zessin, 2010
Bohemiatupus elegans Prokop & Nel, 2010
Boltonites radstockensis H. Bolton, 1914
Carpentertypus durhami F. M. Carpenter, 1960
Gallotupus oudardi A. Nel, 2008
Gilsonia titana F. Meunier, 1909
Kohlwaldia kuehni P. Guthörl, 1962
Meganeura monyi Brongniart, 1893
Meganeurina confusa A. Handlirsch, 1919
Meganeurula selysii C. Brongniart, 1894
Namurotypus sippeli C. Brauckmann, 1989
Oligotypus britannicus Laurentiaux, 1958
Oligotypus huangheensis Prokop & al., 2008
Oligotypus makowskii Carpenter & ..., 1971
Oligotypus tuscaloosae Beckemeyer &..., 2011
Paralogus aeschnoides Scudder, 1893
Piesbergtupus hielscheri W. Zessin, 2006
Shenzhousia qilianshanensis Z. J. Zhang, 2006
Solutotherates analis F. M. Carpenter, 1980
Stephanotypus schneideri W. Zessin, 1983
Truemania multiplicata H. Bolton, 1922
Tupus orientalis Zhang & al., 2012

Subnodes of Meganisoptera with occurrences in Carboniferous
FamilyAulertupidae
Zessin & Brauckmann, 2010
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyKohlwaldiidae
Guthörl, 1962
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMeganeuridae
Handlirsch, 1906
16
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNamurotypidae
Bechly, 1996
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyParalogidae
Handlirsch, 1906
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Meganisoptera at gbif.org
Meganisoptera at irmng.org