Insecta - Blattodea - Compsoblattidae
Alternative combination: Phyloblatta plana
Synonym: Phyloblatta wittekindiana Schlechtendal 1906
Full reference: D. H. R. Schlechtendal. 1906. Taxonomic names, in Die Fossilen Insekten und die Phylogenie der Rezenten Formen. Ein Handbuch fur Palaontologen und Zoologen 1-640
Belongs to Compsoblatta according to J. Schneider 1983
See also Handlirsch 1920, Handlirsch 1922, Schlechtendal 1906 and Schneider 1978
Sister taxa: Compsoblatta anaglyptica, Compsoblatta anthracophila, Compsoblatta couloni, Compsoblatta frankei, Compsoblatta mangoldti, Compsoblatta nobilis, Compsoblatta ovata
Type specimens:
- Compsoblatta plana: MH 250, a tegmen. Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.
- Phyloblatta wittekindiana: Its type locality is Bad WitteKind near Halle, which is in a Westphalian terrestrial coal/shale in Germany.
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Germany (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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