Insecta - Blattodea - Gyroblattidae
Alternative combinations: Etoblattina clarkii, Gyroblatta clarki, Gyroblatta clarkii
Synonyms: Archoblattina marcellini Laurentiaux 1950, Cebenniblatta marcellini Laurentiaux 1950, Dysmenes illustris Scudder 1893, Etoblattina illustris Scudder 1893, Gerablattina scapularis Scudder 1893, Gyroblatta scapularis Scudder 1893, Phoberoblatta grandis Handlirsch 1906
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1893. Insect fauna of the Rhode Island coal field. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 101:1-21
Belongs to Progonoblattina according to J. W. Schneider and R. Rößler 2023
See also Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1920, Handlirsch 1922, Laurentiaux 1950, Schneider 1983, Scudder 1893 and Scudder 1895
Sister taxa: Archoblattina beecheri, Mylacris packardii, Progonoblattina helvetica, Archoblattina helvetica, Archoblattina boulei, Archoblattina scudderi, Archoblattina clarkii, Archoblattina fontaniensis
Type specimens:
- Progonoblattina clarkii: Its type locality is Pawtucket, which is in a Westphalian terrestrial horizon in Rhode Island
- Cebenniblatta marcellini: Its type locality is Molières-sur-Céze, Bassin du Gard, which is in a Stephanian A terrestrial siliciclastic in France.
- Etoblattina illustris: USNM 38074, a wing (Wing fragment). Its type locality is Pawtucket, which is in a Westphalian terrestrial horizon in Rhode Island.
- Gerablattina scapularis: USNM 38060, a wing (Wing fragment). Its type locality is Pawtucket, which is in a Westphalian terrestrial horizon in Rhode Island.
- Phoberoblatta grandis: USNM 38756, a forewing. Its type locality is Fishing Creek gap, Sharp Mountain, Tremont, which is in a Westphalian C/Westphalian D terrestrial siliciclastic in Pennsylvania.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of France (1 collection), United States (2: Pennsylvania, Rhode Island)
Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences
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