†Mesokristensenia sinica Huang et al. 2010 (moth)
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Insecta - Lepidoptera - Mesokristenseniidae
Full reference: D. Y. Huang, A. Nel, and J. Minet. 2010. A new family of moths from the Middle Jurassic (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Acta Geologica Sinica 84:874-885
Belongs to Mesokristensenia according to W. T. Zhang et al. 2013
See also Huang et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Mesokristensenia angustipenna, Mesokristensenia latipenna, Mesokristensenia trichophora
Type specimen: NIGP 150462, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (NIGP collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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