Insecta - Dicondylia - Geraridae
Full reference: A. Handlirsch. 1906. Revision of American Paleozoic insects. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 29(1441):661-820
Belongs to Gerarus according to O. Béthoux and E. A. Jarzembowski 2010
See also Burnham 1983, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1906 and Handlirsch 1922
Sister taxa: Gerarus collaris, Gerarus constrictus, Gerarus fischeri, Gerarus mazonus, Gerarus symmetricus, Gerarus teutonicus, Gerarus vetus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mazon Creek (Daniels collection), which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (5: Illinois)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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