Cordulegastroidea is a
superfamily
SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...
of
dragonflies
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threaten ...
that contains three families.
Families
The superfamily includes the following three families:
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Cordulegastridae
The Cordulegastridae are a family of Odonata (dragonflies) from the suborder Anisoptera. They are commonly known as spiketails. Some vernacular names for the species of this family are biddie and flying adder. They have large, brown or black bod ...
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Neopetaliidae
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Chlorogomphidae
The Chlorogomphidae are a family of Odonata (dragonflies
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer sp ...
See also
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Odonata
Odonata is an order of flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies. Members of the group first appeared during the Triassic, though members of their total group, Odonatoptera, first appeared in Late Carboniferous.
The two co ...
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Aeshnoidea
Aeshnoidea is a superfamily of dragonflies that contains five families, one of which is extinct.
Families
The superfamily includes the following five families:
* Petaluridae
* Aeshnidae
* Gomphidae
* Austropetaliidae
Austropetaliidae is ...
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Libelluloidea
Libelluloidea is a superfamily of dragonflies.
A 2007 phylogenetic analysis suggests that this superfamily contains four families:Ware, J., May, M., & Kjer, K. (2007)Phylogeny of the higher Libelluloidea (Anisoptera: Odonata): an exploration of ...
Dragonflies
Insect superfamilies
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