Insecta - Orthoptera - Protogryllidae
Alternative combination: Protogryllus grandis
Full reference: F. E. Zeuner. 1937. Descriptions of new genera and species of fossil Saltatoria (Orthoptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London, Series B, Taxonomy 6(8):154-159
Belongs to Protogryllus (Protogryllus) according to R. Pérez-de la Fuente et al. 2012
See also Zeuner 1937 and Zeuner 1939
Sister taxa: Protogryllus (Protogryllus) acutipennis, Protogryllus (Protogryllus) dobbertinensis, Protogryllus (Protogryllus) femina, Protogryllus (Protogryllus) germanicus, Protogryllus (Protogryllus) lakshmi, Protogryllus (Protogryllus) minor, Protogryllus (Protogryllus) parallelus, Protogryllus (Protogryllus) sedgwicki
Type specimen: NHML I 10530, a forewing (female forewing). Its type locality is Strensham, Worcestershire, which is in a Rhaetian marine horizon in the Lilstock Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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