†Glyptotermes shandongianus Zhang 1989 (termite)
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Insecta - Blattodea - Kalotermitidae
Alternative combination: Kalotermes shandongianus
Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1989. Fossil Insects From Shanwang, Shandong, China 1-459
Belongs to Glyptotermes according to K. Krishna et al. 2013
See also Zhang 1989 and Zhang et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Glyptotermes abyssinicus, Glyptotermes grimaldii, Glyptotermes paleoliberatus, Glyptotermes pusillus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection s (Shandong Provincial Museum), which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Shanwang, Linqu County, collection s (Shandong Provincial Museum)
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