Platyperla Brauer et al. 1889 (stonefly)

Insecta - Plecoptera - Platyperlidae

Synonym: Sinoephemera Ping 1935

Full reference: F. Brauer, J. Redtenbacher, and L. Ganglbauer. 1889. Fossile Insekten aus der Juraformation Ost-Sibiriens. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg, VII Série 36(15):1-22

Parent taxon: Platyperlidae according to F. M. Carpenter 1992

See also Demoulin 1954, Ping 1935, Sinitshenkova 1985, Sinitshenkova 1987 and Sinitshenkova 1990

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Platyperla admissa Platyperla caudiculata Platyperla conferta Platyperla kingi Platyperla marquati Platyperla mendosa Platyperla parricidalis Platyperla platypoda Platyperla propera Platyperla rigida

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Ecology: volant detritivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (1 collection)

• Jurassic of China (4), Kazakhstan (3), Mongolia (3), the Russian Federation (3)

• Triassic of Argentina (1), South Korea (1)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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