Meganeura

Meganeura monyi, paratype

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: †Meganeuromorpha

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 Cladus: Palaeodonatoptera Cladus: Plesiodonatoptera Cladus: Apodonatoptera Cladus: Paneodonatoptera Cladus: Neodonatoptera Cladus: Euodonatoptera Ordo: †Meganisoptera Subordo: †Meganeuromorpha

Familia: †Meganeuridae
Subfamilia: †Meganeurinae
Genus: †Meganeura
Species: †M. monyi

Name

Meganeura Brongniart, 1885: 60

Type species: Dictyoneura monyi Brongniart, 1884, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Brongniart, C. 1885. Les insectes fossiles des terrains primaires. Coup d'oeil rapide sur la fauna entomologique des terrains paléozoïques. Bulletin de la Société des Amis des Sciences Naturelles de Rouen 21(3): 50–68. BHL.

Additional references

• Brauckmann, C. & Zessin, W. 1989. Neue Meganeuridae aus dem Namurium von Hagen-Vorhalle (BDR) und die Phylogenie des Meganisoptera. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (N.F.) 36(1–3): 177–215. DOI: 10.1002/mmnd.19890360127 . Reference page. 
• Nel, A., Fleck, G., Garrouste, R., Gand, G., Lapeyrie, J., Bybee, S.M. & Prokop, J. 2009. Revision of Permo-Carboniferous griffenflies (Insecta: Odonatoptera: Meganisoptera) based upon new species and redescription of selected poorly known taxa from Eurasia. Palaeontographica (A) 289: 89–121. DOI: 10.1127/pala/289/2009/89 . Reference page. 

Vernacular names

日本語: メガネウラ
中文: 巨脈屬

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