Insecta - Diptera - Limoniidae
Full reference: W. Krzemiński and G. Gentilini. 1992. New information on Limoniidae from Monte Castellaro, Italy (Upper Miocene). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 35:87-95
Belongs to Limonia according to W. Krzemiński and G. Gentilini 1992
Sister taxa: Limonia albertensis, Limonia antiqua, Limonia cingulata, Limonia deferi, Limonia deleta, Limonia dillonae, Limonia formosa, Limonia horioni, Limonia murchisoni, Limonia pertinax, Limonia skalskii, Limonia spilota, Limonia tenuis, Limonia theobaldi, Limonia vetusta
Type specimen: MCSN Gentilini 292, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Monte Castellaro (MCSN collection), which is in a Messinian lagoonal marl in the Gessoso-solfifera Formation of Italy.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Monte Castellaro (MCSN collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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