Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae
Full reference: W. Zessin. 1988. Neue Saltatoria (Insecta) aus dem Oberlias Mitteleuropas. Freiberger Forschungshefte C 419:107-121
Parent taxon: Locustopsinae according to A. V. Gorochov and R. A. Coram 2023
See also Zessin 1988
Sister taxa: Locustopsis, Mesolocustopsis, Zessinia, Zeunerella
Subtaxa: Plesioschwinzia bernstorffi Plesioschwinzia constricta Plesioschwinzia gracilis Plesioschwinzia kruegeri Plesioschwinzia lacera Plesioschwinzia lacoei Plesioschwinzia posterior Plesioschwinzia procera Plesioschwinzia pulchella Plesioschwinzia reticulata Plesioschwinzia sharovi Plesioschwinzia thalassophila Plesioschwinzia uvarovi
Type: Plesioschwinzia thalassophila
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Germany (6), the United Kingdom (1)
• Triassic of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 10 collections including 21 occurrences
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