†Mesobittacus clavaeformis Bode 1953 (hangingfly)
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Insecta - Mecoptera - Bittacidae
Alternative combination: Protobittacus clavaeformis
Synonyms: Auxobittacus praeacutus Bode 1953, Auxobittacus praecutus Bode 1953
Full reference: A. Bode. 1953. Die Insektenfauna des Ostniedersachsischen Oberen Lias. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 103:1-375
Belongs to Mesobittacus according to J. Ansorge 1996
See also Bode 1953 and Willmann 1978
Sister taxa: Mesobittacus kubekovensis, Mesobittacus marginelaesus, Mesobittacus minutus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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