Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae
Alternative combinations: Conocephalites capito, Conocephalus capito
Full reference: J. V. Deichmüller. 1886. Die Insecten aus dem lithographischen Schiefer. Mitteilungen. Koniglichen Mineralogisch-Geologischen und Prehistorischen Museum in Dresden 7:1-84
Belongs to Conocephalella according to W. Zessin 1983
See also Carpenter 1932, Deichmüller 1886, Handlirsch 1906, Zeuner 1937 and Zeuner 1942
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NHM In 36201, an exoskeleton (complete specimen with four wings in contact with body). Its type locality is Solnhofen (BMNH collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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