†Orichalcum Whalley 1985 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Triassomanteidae
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
Parent taxon: Triassomantidae according to P. E. S. Whalley 1985
Sister taxon: Triassomantis
Subtaxa: Orichalcum ornatum
Type: Orichalcum ornatum
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Birchi Nodules, Black Ven, Charmouth (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)
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