†Testajapyx thomasi Kukalová-Peck 1987 (two-pronged bristletails)
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Hexapoda - Diplura - Testajapygidae
Full reference: J. Kukalová-Peck. 1987. New Carboniferous Diplura, Monura, and Thysanura, the hexapod ground plan, and the role of thoracic side lobes in the origin of wings (Insecta). Canadian Journal of Zoology 65:2327-2345
Belongs to Testajapyx according to J. Kukalová-Peck 1987
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Testa No. 25, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Mazon Creek, Pit 11 (Testa coll), which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Illinois collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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