†Permelcana sojanense Sharov 1962 (grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Permelcanidae

Alternative combination: Promartynovia sojanense

Synonym: Permelcana vjushkovi Sharov 1962

Full reference: A. G. Sharov. 1962. Novoe Permskoe semeystvo pryamokrylykh (Orthoptera). Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal 1962(2):112-116

Belongs to Permelcana according to A. V. Gorochov 1995

See also Sharov 1962 and Zessin 1987

Sister taxon: Permelcana kukalovae

Type specimens:

  • Permelcana sojanense: PIN 117/346, a forewing. Its type locality is Soyana (PIN collection 117), which is in a Roadian lagoonal siliciclastic in the Iva-Gora Beds Formation of the Russian Federation.
  • Permelcana vjushkovi: PIN 1366/290, a forewing. Its type locality is Kityak (PIN collection 1366), which is in a Roadian lacustrine siliciclastic in the Belebeevo Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Permian of the Russian Federation (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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