†Paleosisyra eocenica Nel et al. 2003 (spongillafly)
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Insecta - Neuroptera - Sisyridae
Full reference: A. Nel, J. J. Menier, A. Waller, G. Hodebert, and G. Ploëg. 2003. New fossil spongilla-flies from the lowermost Eocene amber of France (Insecta, Neuroptera, Sisyridae). Geodiversitas 25:109-117
Belongs to Paleosisyra according to A. Nel et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Paleosisyra electrobaltica, Paleosisyra minor
Type specimen: MNHN PA 2789, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Oise amber, Le Quesnoy, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial amber in the Argiles d'lignite du Soissonnais Formation of France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Oise amber, Le Quesnoy
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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