†Rhachibermissa splendida Grimaldi 2000 (thorny lacewing)
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Insecta - Neuroptera - Rhachiberothidae
Full reference: D. Grimaldi. 2000. A diverse fauna of Neuropterodea in amber from the Cretaceous of New Jersey. Studies on Fossils in Amber, with Particular Reference to the Cretaceous of New Jersey 259-303
Belongs to Rhachibermissa according to H. Nakamine et al. 2020
See also Grimaldi 2000 and Makarkin 2015
Sister taxon: Rhachibermissa phenax
Type specimen: AMNH NJ-615, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits), which is in a Turonian delta plain amber/lignite in the Raritan Formation of New Jersey.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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