Meganeuridae

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]

Meganeuridae
Temporal range: Pennsylvanian–Roadian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Meganisoptera
Family: Meganeuridae
Handlirsch 1906

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

  1. "Meganeuridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  2. "The Paleobiology Database, family Meganeuridae". Retrieved 2019-10-17.


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