Palaeoptera

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Palaeoptera

(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.
Palaeoptera at Encyclopedia of Life
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