†Mischoptera douglassi Carpenter and Richardson 1968 (winged insect)
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Insecta - Megasecoptera - Mischopteridae
Full reference: F. M. Carpenter and E. S. Richardson. 1968. Megasecopterous nymphs in Pennsylvania concretions from Illinois. Psyche 75(4):295-309
Belongs to Mischoptera according to F. M. Carpenter and E. S. Richardson 1968
Sister taxon: Mischoptera nigra
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pit 6, Coal City, Mazon Creek (Douglass coll), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Illinois collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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