Geropteron

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: †Geroptera
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Superordo: Odonatoptera Ordo: †Geroptera

Familia: †Geropteridae
Genus: †Geropteron
Species: †G. arcuatum

Name

Geropteron Riek in Riek & Kukalová-Peck, 1984

Type species: Geropteron arcuatum Riek, 1984, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Riek, E.F. & Kukalová-Peck, J. 1984. A new interpretation of dragonfly wing venation based upon early Carboniferous fossils from Argentina (Insecta: Odonatoidea) and basic character states in pterygote wings. Canadian Journal of Zoology 62(6): 1150–1166. DOI: 10.1139/z84-166 . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Petrulevičius, J.F. & Gutiérrez, P.R. 2016. New basal Odonatoptera (Insecta) from the lower Carboniferous (Serpukhovian) of Argentina. Arquivos Entomolóxicos 16: 341–358. PDF. Reference page.