†Scepasma gigas Handlirsch 1911 (winged insect)
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Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Homoiopteridae
Synonym: Roechlingia hitleri Guthörl 1934
Full reference: A. Handlirsch. 1911. New Paleozoic insects from the vicinity of Mazon Creek, Illinois. American Journal of Science, Series 4 31:297-326
Belongs to Scepasma according to C. Brauckmann and R. Becker 1992
See also Guthörl 1934, Handlirsch 1911, Handlirsch 1919 and Handlirsch 1922
Sister taxon: Scepasma mediomatricorum
Type specimens:
- Scepasma gigas: YPM 22, a wing (fragment of anal region). Its type locality is Mazon Creek (YPM collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
- Roechlingia hitleri: Urstuck zu T. 14, a wing. Its type locality is Brefeld Mine near Quierschied, which is in a Westphalian D lacustrine delta plain shale in the Luisenthal Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Germany (1 collection), United States (1: Illinois)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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