Species list, Checklist of Infraclass Palaeoptera (Ancient winged insects) for Much Wenlock Limestone Formation (Shropshire, United Kingdom)

Checklist of Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
for Much Wenlock Limestone Formation (Shropshire, United Kingdom)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	152 617 937	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	152 617 937	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	4 4 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
4 Families width 6 Species

Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842	Darners	3	Species	Taxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850	Broad-winged damselflies	1	Species	Taxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890	Narrow-winged damselflies	1	Species	Taxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842	Chasers	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
4 Genera with 6 Species

Aeshna Fabricius, 1805	Aeshna Dragonfly	3	Species	Taxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758	Demoiselle Damselflies	1	Species	Taxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840	American Bluets	1	Species	Taxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840	Darter Dragonfly	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
6 Species

Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764	Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758	Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805	Autumn Hawker
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758	Beautiful Agrion
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840	Common Blue
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840	Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Much Wenlock Limestone Formation

Superorder

Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932

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6

Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Palaeoptera at itis.gov