Baleyopteryx altera Sinichenkova 1985 (stonefly)

Insecta - Plecoptera - Baleyopterygidae

Full reference: N. D. Sinichenkova. 1985. New Jurassic Stone Flies of the family Baleyopterygidae. Paleontological Journal 18(4):129-134

Belongs to Baleyopteryx according to N. D. Sinitshenkova 1987

See also Sinichenkova 1985

Sister taxa: Baleyopteryx bibula, Baleyopteryx blanda, Baleyopteryx orthoclada, Baleyopteryx subitus, Baleyopteryx urocornis

Type specimen: PIN 1256/73, a nymph (almost complete larva). Its type locality is Krasnoyarsk (PIN collection 1256), which is in a Toarcian fluvial horizon in the Makarova Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: volant detritivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Krasnoyarsk (PIN collection 1256)

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