†Archelcana britannica Handlirsch 1906 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae
Alternative combination: Elcana britannica
Full reference: A. Handlirsch. 1906. Die Fossilen Insekten und die Phylogenie der Rezenten Formen, parts I-IV. Ein Handbuch fur Palaontologen und Zoologen 1-640
Belongs to Archelcana according to S. W. Heads et al. 2022
See also Handlirsch 1906, Sharov 1968 and Zessin 1987
Sister taxa: Archelcana durnovaria, Archelcana numbergerae, Archelcana ornata, Archelcana shurabica, Archelcana tina
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Binton (Museum of Practical Geology collection) (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)
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