†Genentomum validum Scudder 1885 (winged insect)
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Insecta - Dicondylia - Geraridae
Synonym: Genentomum carri Cockerell 1917
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1885. Palaeodictyoptera; or the affinities and classification of Paleozoic Hexapoda. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 3(11):319-351
Belongs to Genentomum according to L. Burnham 1983
See also Cockerell 1917, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1922, Scudder 1885 and Scudder 1885
Sister taxon: Genentomum subacutum
Type specimens:
- Genentomum validum: Its type locality is Mazon Creek, USNM Lacoe Collection, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois
- Genentomum carri: USNM 65023, a wing. Its type locality is Morris, Mazon Creek (J.C. Carr coll), which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Illinois collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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