Palaeoptera

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Palaeoptera

1. (probably paraphyletic) A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Pterygota – a probably polyphyletic group of winged insects not belonging to Neoptera.

Hypernyms

• (infraclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass

Hyponyms

• (infraclass): Ephemeroptera, Odonata – orders
  • †Diaphanopterodea, †Geroptera, †Megasecoptera, †Palaeodictyoptera, †Permothemistida (= †Dicliptera), †Protodonata – extinct orders

References

• Palaeoptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Palaeoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pterygota on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Palaeoptera at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI