Insecta - Hemiptera - Genaphididae
Alternative combination: Aphis valdensis
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 Genaphis according to D. Żyła et al. 2014
See also Brodie 1845, Evans 1956, Handlirsch 1907, Heie and Wegierek 2011 and Scudder 1885
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BMNH I.3522, an exoskeleton. 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.
Distribution: found only at Dinton, Vale of Wardour, Middle Purbeck
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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