†Gigamachilis Montagna et al. 2017 (jumping bristletail)
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Insecta - Archaeognatha - Machilidae
Full reference: M. Montagna, J. T. Haug, L. Strada, C. Haug, M. Felber and A. Tintori. 2017. Central nervous system and muscular bundles preserved in a 240 million year old giant bristletail (Archaeognatha: Machilidae). Scientific Reports 7(46016):1-9
Parent taxon: Machilidae according to M. Montagna et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Lepismachilis, Machilinae, Machilis chlamydophora, Onychomachilis, Petrobiinae, Praemachilis
Subtaxa: Gigamachilis triassicus
Type: Gigamachilis triassicus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Meride D, Val Mara, Monte San Giorgio (MCSN) (Triassic of Switzerland)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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