†Sphaerodemopsis jurassica Oppenheim 1888 (creeping water bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Naucoridae
Alternative combinations: Sphaerodema jurassicum, Sphaerodermopsis jurassica
Full reference: P. Oppenheim. 1888. Die Insectenwelt des lithographischen Scheifers in Bayern. Palaeontographica 35:215-254
Belongs to Sphaerodemopsis according to A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler 1992
See also Carpenter 1932, Handlirsch 1906, Oppenheim 1888 and Popov 1971
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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