Insecta - Hemiptera - Notonectidae
Alternative combination: Clypostemma xyphiale
Synonyms: Clemmys hydatidosa Hong 1982, Clemmys spathulata Hong 1982, Clypostemma limna Lin 1980, Clypostemma pelila Zhang 1985, Clypostemma petila Zhang 1985
Full reference: Y. A. Popov. 1964. Novoe podsemeystvo vodnykh klopov (Heteroptera) iz Mezozoya Zabaykal'ya. Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal 1964(2):63-71
Belongs to Notonecta according to W. T. Zhang et al. 2012
See also Clapham 2023, Hong 1982, Hong 1984, Hong and Wang 1990, Lin 1980, Lin 1982, Lin 1992, Nel and Paicheler 1992, Popov 1964, Popov 1971, Popov 1989, Wang 1980 and Zhang 1985
Sister taxa: Notonecta (Paranecta), Notonecta cantalensis, Notonecta mazzoniae, Notonecta primaeva, Notonecta vetula
Type specimens:
- Notonecta xyphiale: PIN 1668/1738, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 1668, layer 31), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large siltstone/marl in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.
- Clemmys hydatidosa: Its type locality is Sample II8P5L2, Xiagou, Qingquan Town, Yumen City, which is in an Aptian lacustrine mudstone in the Chijinbao Formation of China.
- Clypostemma limna: Its type locality is Lan-luhua-6, Hejia, west Lanxi City, which is in a Turonian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Fangyan Formation of China.
- Clypostemma pelila:
- Clypostemma petila: Shandong Provincial Museum L84998, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Beipozi village (Shandong Provincial Museum collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Laiyang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (12 collections), the Russian Federation (4)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences
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