Ecdyoperla fairlightensis Sinitshenkova 1998 (stonefly)

Insecta - Plecoptera - Peltoperlidae

Full reference: N. D. Sinitshenkova. 1998. The first European Cretaceous stonefly (Insecta, Perlida = Plecoptera). Cretaceous Research 19:317-321

Belongs to Ecdyoperla according to N. D. Sinitshenkova 1998

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BMNH In.15135, a nymph. Its type locality is Fairlight, which is in a Berriasian prodelta siliciclastic in the Ashdown Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: volant detritivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Fairlight

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