†Mesephemera procera Hagen 1862
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Insecta - Ephemerida - Mesephemeridae
Alternative combination: Ephemera procera
Synonym: Mesephemera weyenberghi Handlirsch 1906
Full reference: H. A. Hagen. 1862. Ueber die Neuropteren aus dem lithographischen Schiefer in Bayern. Palaeontographica 10:96-145
Belongs to Mesephemera according to A. G. Ponomarenko 1985
See also Carpenter 1932, Demoulin 1955, Hagen 1862, Handlirsch 1906 and Oppenheim 1888
Sister taxa: Mesephemera lithophila, Mesephemera prisca
Type specimens:
- Mesephemera procera: MCZ 6280ab, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Solnhofen (MCZ coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.
- Mesephemera weyenberghi: TM 6434, 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.
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
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