†Litophlebia optata Riek 1976 (mayfly)
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Insecta - Ephemerida - Litophlebiidae
Alternative combination: Xenophlebia optata
Full reference: E. F. Riek. 1976. An Unusual Mayfly (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) from the Triassic of South Africa. Palaeontologia Africana 19:149-151
Belongs to Litophlebia according to R. Willmann 2007
See also Hubbard and Riek 1978 and Riek 1976
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: C-Dt II 752ab, a forewing. Its type locality is Bird's River (C-Dt II), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - small shale in the Molteno Formation of South Africa.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Bird's River (C-Dt II)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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