Laurentiptera gallica Laurentiaux and Grauvogel 1953 (scorpionfly)

Insecta - Mecoptera - Liassophilidae

Alternative combination: Pseudodiptera gallica

Full reference: D. Laurentiaux and L. Grauvogel. 1953. Taxonomic names, in Classe des Insectes (Insecta Linné 1758). Traité de Paléontologie, Tome III 487-488

Belongs to Laurentiptera according to W. Krzemiński and E. Krzemińska 1996

See also Laurentiaux and Grauvogel 1953 and Willmann 1978

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IGULP 7888, an exoskeleton (poorly preserved body & well preserved pair of wings). Its type locality is Vilsberg, which is in an Aegean delta plain claystone/siltstone in the Grès à Voltzia Formation of France.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of France (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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