Monsteropterum Kukalová-Peck 1972 (winged insect)

Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera

Full reference: J. Kukalová-Peck. 1972. Unusual structures in the Paleozoic insect Orders Megasecoptera and Palaeodictyoptera, with a description of a new family. Psyche 79:243-268

Parent taxon: Palaeodictyoptera according to F. M. Carpenter 1992

See also Kukalová-Peck 1972

Sister taxa: Achaeoptilus, Aenigmatopsis, Althansia, Anagesthes, Anthracosta, Asiodictya, Bathytaptus, Bojoptera, Breyerioidea, Brongniartites, Brongniartula, Commentryites, Compsoneura, Delafondia, Dictyoneurina, Diexodus, Elmoboriidae, Eubleptidae, Eugereonoidea, Eumecoptera, Eurydictyella, Eurythmopteryx, Frankenholziina, Gegenemene, Haplophlebium, Heolidae, Heolus, Homoiopteridae, Homothetidae, Idoptilus, Kansasia, Kansasiidae, Mammia, Mecynoptera, Mecynopteridae, Mecynostomites, Megaptilidae, Mongolianidae, Neopalaeodictyoptera, Neosecoptera, Palaeodictyoptera amissa, Palaeodictyoptera macrophlebia, Palaiotaptus, Palapteris, Paraboltonia, Paramecynostoma, Paramegaptilus, Platephemera, Propalingenia, Pseudomecynostoma, Psychroptilidae, Pteronidia, Pteronidiidae, Pyebrodia, Rochdalia, Saarlandia, Saarlandiidae, Sabitaptus, Schedoneura, Severinopsis, Spilaptera sutcliffei, Spilapterites, Spilapteroidea, Straeleniellidae, Synaptoneura, Titanophasma, Turnbullia, Eukulojidae

Subtaxa: Monsteropterum moravicum

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Type: Monsteropterum moravicum

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Obora, southern edge of ravine (Permian of Czech Republic)

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