Cyrtophyllites rogeri Oppenheim 1888 (hump-winged cricket)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Haglidae

Synonym: Cyrtophyllites musicus Handlirsch 1906

Full reference: P. Oppenheim. 1888. Die Insectenwelt des lithographischen Scheifers in Bayern. Palaeontographica 35:215-254

Belongs to Cyrtophyllites according to F. E. Zeuner 1939

See also Handlirsch 1906 and Oppenheim 1888

Sister taxon: Cyrtophyllites cretaceus

Type specimens:

  • Cyrtophyllites rogeri: Its type locality is Solnhofen (Augsburg Museum coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany
  • Cyrtophyllites musicus: Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Germany (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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