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Diaphanopterodea ✝
| Description | The Diaphanopterodea or Paramegasecoptera are an extinct order of moderate to large-sized Palaeozoic insects. They are first known from the Middle Carboniferous (late Serpukhovian or early Bashkirian in age), and include some of the earliest known flying insects. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaphanopterodea, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diaphanopterodea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Diaphanopterodea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 121 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 318 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Handlirsch. 1906. Die Fossilen Insekten und die Phylogenie der Rezenten Formen, parts I-IV. Ein Handbuch fur Palaontologen und Zoologen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaphanopterodea |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Eudiaphanopterodea ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Asthenohymenidea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Diaphanopteridea ✝ superfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Aenigmatidiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Alexrasnitsyniidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Asthenohymenidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Biarmohymenidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 290 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Diaphanopteridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Elmoidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Martynoviidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Namurodiaphidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Parabrodiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 307 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Parelmoidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 290 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Paruraliidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Permohymenidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prochoropteridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 307 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Rhaphidiopsidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
 Sinonamuropteridae ✝family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Velisopteridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 307 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Diapha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Elmodiapha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Lodevohymen ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Paradiapha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Permodiapha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Protodiapha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Stenodiapha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Wulasua ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1906 | Diaphanopterodea Handlirsch |
| 1992 | Diaphanopterodea Carpenter p. 54 |
| 2005 | Diaphanopterodea Grimaldi and Engel |
| 2007 | Diaphanopterodea Bechly |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
