Liassophlebia pseudomagnifica Whalley 1985 (damsel-dragonflies)

Insecta - Odonata - Liassophlebiidae

Full reference: P. E. S. Whalley. 1985. The systematics and palaeogeography of the Lower Jurassic insects of Dorset, England. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology 39(3):107-189

Belongs to Liassophlebia according to R. S. Kelly and A. Nel 2018

See also Whalley 1985

Sister taxa: Liassophlebia batheri, Liassophlebia magnifica, Liassophlebia westwoodi, Liassophlebia withersi

Type specimen: BMNH In 64000, a hindwing. Its type locality is Flatstones, Stonebarrow, Charmouth (Jackson collection), which is in an Obtusum marine mudstone in the United Kingdom.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Flatstones, Stonebarrow, Charmouth (Jackson collection)

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