NOMEN: Palaeodictyoptera Goldenberg 1877 [F. Goldenberg. Fauna Saraepontana fossilis. Die fossilen Tiere aus der Steinkohlenformation von Saarbrücken. Hf.2, 1877: 1-54]
ORIGINAL LISTED MEMBERSHIP (Goldenberg 1877): †Eugereon + †Dictyoneura + †Miamia + †Hemeristia + †Omalia (see COMMENT)
JUNIOR
CIRCUMSCRIPTIONAL SYNONYM:
=
†Palaeodictyopterida
Pearce
1936
NON-MONOSEMANTIC CIRCUMSCRIPTIONAL SYNONYM:
= Dictyoptera Dohrn 1866 (non Clairville 1798, nec Brulle 1832, nec Bolivar 1898)
NON-MONOSEMANTIC CIRCUMSCRIPTIONAL SYNONYM (without †Miamia – see COMMENT):
= Stenodictyopterida Brongniart 1885
TYPIFIED NAME IN BASIC FORMAT: Dictyoneura/fg (sine Mischoptera)
TYPIFIED NAMES IN USE: Dictyoneurida
MODERN
STATUS: 
the valid, the
oldest name of a generally accepted, extinct taxon.
COMMENT.