†family Permelcanidae Sharov 1962 (grasshopper)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Permelcanidae
Full reference: A. G. Sharov. 1962. Novoe Permskoe semeystvo pryamokrylykh (Orthoptera). Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal 1962(2):112-116
Parent taxon: Elcanoidea according to A. V. Gorochov 2013
See also Carpenter 1992, Gorochov 1989, Gorochov 1995, Gorochov 2005, Sharov 1968 and Zessin 1987
Sister taxon: Elcanidae
Subtaxa: Meselcaninae Permelcaninae
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Kyrgyzstan (2 collections)
• Permian of the Russian Federation (6), United States (1: Kansas)
Total: 9 collections including 11 occurrences