Lithosialis brongniarti Mantell 1844

Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Lithomanteidae

Alternative combinations: Corydalis brongniarti, Gryllacris brongniarti, Lithomantis brongniarti, Protogryllacris brongniarti

Full reference: G. A. Mantell. 1844. The Medals of Creation; or, First Lessions in Geology, and the Study of Organis Remains 1-1016

Belongs to Lithosialis according to A. Handlirsch 1922

See also Bolton 1921, Brongniart 1885, Brongniart 1894, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1919, Mantell 1844, Novak 1880, Scudder 1881, Scudder 1883 and Scudder 1885

Sister taxa: Lithomantis bohemica, Lithomantis carbonarius, Lithomantis meyeri, Lithomantis varius, Lithomantis woodwardi, Lithosialis truemani, Lithosialis daviesii, Hadroneuria heidei

Type specimen: Its type locality is Coalbrook Dale (Pennystone Measures, Anstice collection), which is in a Westphalian C interdistributary bay mudstone in the United Kingdom

Distribution: found only at Coalbrook Dale (Pennystone Measures, Anstice collection)

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