Insecta - Dicondylia - Geraridae
Alternative combination: Genopteryx constricta
Synonyms: Gerarus angustus Handlirsch 1906, Gerarus latus Handlirsch 1911, Gerarus longus Handlirsch 1906, Gerarus reductus Handlirsch 1911, Rossites inopinus Richardson 1956
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1885. Palaeodictyoptera; or the affinities and classification of Paleozoic Hexapoda. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 3(11):319-351
Belongs to Gerarus according to L. Burnham 1983
See also Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1911, Handlirsch 1919, Handlirsch 1922, Richardson 1956 and Scudder 1885
Sister taxa: Gerarus collaris, Gerarus danielsi, Gerarus fischeri, Gerarus mazonus, Gerarus symmetricus, Gerarus teutonicus, Gerarus vetus
Type specimens:
- Gerarus constrictus: Its type locality is Mazon Creek, USNM Lacoe Collection, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois
- Gerarus angustus: USNM 38811, a wing. Its type locality is Mazon Creek, USNM Lacoe Collection, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
- Gerarus latus: YPM 33, a forewing. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (YPM collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
- Gerarus longus: USNM 38822, a wing. Its type locality is Mazon Creek, USNM Lacoe Collection, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
- Gerarus reductus: YPM 35, a wing (fragments of right wings). Its type locality is Mazon Creek (YPM collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
- Rossites inopinus: FMNH PE981, a wing. Its type locality is Kavanaugh Road strip mine, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (4: Illinois collections)
Total: 4 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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