Biology:Meganeuridae
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Short description: Extinct genus of dragonfly-like insects
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | †Meganisoptera |
| Family: | †Meganeuridae Handlirsch 1906 |
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]
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
- ↑ "Meganeuridae". https://www.gbif.org/species/4682606. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ↑ "The Paleobiology Database, family Meganeuridae". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=175718. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
Wikidata ☰ Q16937827 entry
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