Species list, Checklist of Order Meganisoptera ♰ (Griffinflies) for Upper Pennsylvanian (Upper Carboniferous)

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

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	143 277 600	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	142 276 597	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	5 11 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	3 9 9	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Meganisoptera ♰ Martynov, 1932 Griffinflies, Griffinfly	1 6 6	Family Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Upper Pennsylvanian
1 Family width 6 Species

Species

Genera for Upper Pennsylvanian
5 Genera with 6 Species

Species list for Upper Pennsylvanian
6 Species

Gilsonia titana ♰ F. Meunier, 1909
Meganeura monyi ♰ Brongniart, 1893
Meganeurina confusa ♰ A. Handlirsch, 1919
Meganeurula selysii ♰ C. Brongniart, 1894
Stephanotypus schneideri ♰ W. Zessin, 1983

Subnodes of Meganisoptera with occurrences in Upper Pennsylvanian

Family

5
5

Genera
Species

Links, sources and further information

Meganisoptera at gbif.org
Meganisoptera at irmng.org