Insecta - Ephemerida - Mesephemeridae
Alternative combinations: Ephemera prisca, Sciara prisca
Synonyms: Anomalon palaeon Weyenbergh 1874, Ephemera speciosa Oppenheim 1888, Mesephemera palaeon Weyenbergh 1874, Mesephemera speciosa Oppenheim 1888
Full reference: E. F. Germar. 1839. Die versteinerten Insecten Solenhofens. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 19(1):187-222
Belongs to Mesephemera according to R. Willmann 2007
See also Carpenter 1932, Demoulin 1955, Germar 1839, Hagen 1862, Handlirsch 1906, Oppenheim 1888, Ponomarenko 1985 and Weyenbergh 1874
Sister taxa: Mesephemera lithophila, Mesephemera procera
Type specimens:
- Mesephemera prisca: 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
- Mesephemera palaeon: TM 6534, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Solnhofen (Teyler Museum Collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
- Mesephemera speciosa: 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.
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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