Zdenekia
Extinct genus of insects
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Zdenekia is a genus of extinct winged insects from the Upper Carboniferous period. It contains the species Z. grandis from the Czech Republic,[1] Z. occidentalis from Belgium,[1] and Z. silesiensis from Poland.[2] Zdenekia is considered a member of the extinct order Paoliida, a group that historically had controversial affinities and composition but have been resolved as the sister group of Dictyoptera by recent studies.[3][4]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | †Paoliida |
| Family: | †Paoliidae |
| Genus: | †Zdenekia Kukalová, 1958 |
| Type species | |
| Zdenekia grandis Kukalová, 1958 | |
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