Minelcana membranacea Gorochov et al. 2006 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae

Full reference: A. V. Gorochov, E. A. Jarzembowski, and R. A. Coram. 2006. Grasshoppers and crickets (Insecta: Orthoptera) from the Lower Cretaceous of southern England. Cretaceous Research 27:641-662

Belongs to Minelcana according to A. V. Gorochov et al. 2006

Sister taxon: Minelcana dubia

Type specimen: MNEMG 2003.28, a tegmen. Its type locality is Durlston Bay, Bed DB175, Swanage (MNEMG collection), which is in a Berriasian lagoonal siliciclastic in the Durlston Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Durlston Bay, Bed DB175, Swanage (MNEMG collection)

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