†Kladolepidopteron oviformis Zhang et al. 2013 (moth)
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Insecta - Lepidoptera - Mesokristenseniidae
Full reference: W. T. Zhang, C. K. Shih, C. C. Labandeira and D. Ren. 2013. Taxonomic names, in New fossil Lepidoptera (Insecta: Amphiesmenoptera) from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of northeastern China. PLoS One 8(11):e79500
Belongs to Kladolepidopteron according to W. T. Zhang et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Kladolepidopteron parva, Kladolepidopteron subaequalis
Type specimen: CNU-LEP-NN2009007, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2009 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2009 collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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