Overview
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A Superorder in the Kingdom Animalia.
Taxonomy
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The Superorder Odonatoptera is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Order (3): Geroptera · Odonata · Protodonata
Orders
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Geroptera
Odonata
Odonata is an order of insects, encompassing dragonflies (Anisoptera/Epiprocta) and damselflies (Zygoptera). The word dragonfly is also sometimes used to refer to all Odonata, but the back-formation odonate is a more correct English name for the group as a whole. Odonata enthusiasts avoid ambiguity by using the term true dragonfly, or simply Anisopteran, when referring to just the Anisoptera. Some 5,900 species have been described in this order. [more]
Protodonata
More info about the Order Protodonata may be found here.
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