†Periplaneta sphodra Zhang et al. 1994 (cockroach)
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Insecta - Blattodea - Blattidae
Full reference: J. Zhang, B. Sun, and X. Zhang. 1994. Miocene insects and spiders from Shanwang, Shandong 1-298
Belongs to Periplaneta according to J. Zhang et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Periplaneta eocaenica, Periplaneta houlberti, Periplaneta hylecoeta, Periplaneta lacera, Periplaneta perialla, Periplaneta relicta, Periplaneta smithiae, Periplaneta succinica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection K0 (Shandong Geological Museum), which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Shanwang, Linqu County, collection K0 (Shandong Geological Museum)
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