†Westphaloptilus gallicus Guan et al. 2016 (winged insect)
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Insecta - Paoliida - Anthracoptilidae
Full reference: Z. Y. Guan, J. Prokop, P. Roques, J. Lapeyrie, and A. Nel. 2016. Revision of the enigmatic insect family Anthracoptilidae enlightens the evolution of Palaeozoic stem-dictyopterans. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61:71-87
Belongs to Westphaloptilus according to Z. Y. Guan et al. 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Bruay F.5 BR27-28, a forewing. Its type locality is Bruay-en-Artois, coal heap no 26, which is in a Westphalian C/Westphalian D terrestrial shale in France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Bruay-en-Artois, coal heap no 26
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