Ricaniites fulgens Brodie 1845 (planthopper)

Insecta - Hemiptera

Alternative combination: Ricania fulgens

Full reference: P. B. Brodie. 1845. A History of the Fossil Insects in the Secondary Rocks of England Accompanied by a Particular Account of the Strata in which they Occur, and of the Circumstances Connected with their Preservation 1-130

Belongs to Ricaniites according to J. Szwedo et al. 2004

See also Brodie 1845 and Handlirsch 1906

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Dinton, Vale of Wardour, Middle Purbeck, which is in a Berriasian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal horizon in the Lulworth Formation of the United Kingdom

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Dinton, Vale of Wardour, Middle Purbeck

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