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Parelcana
Taxonomy
Parelcana was named by Handlirsch (1906). Its type is Parelcana tenuis.
It was synonymized subjectively with Panorpidium by Carpenter (1992).
It was assigned to Oedischiidae by Sharov (1968); to Elcaninae by Gorochov (1995); to Elcanidae by Handlirsch (1906), Zessin (1987), Ansorge (1996); and to Archelcaninae by Gorochov et al. (2006), Tian et al. (2019), Heads et al. (2022), Gorochov and Coram (2022), Schall and Husemann (2026).
It was synonymized subjectively with Panorpidium by Carpenter (1992).
It was assigned to Oedischiidae by Sharov (1968); to Elcaninae by Gorochov (1995); to Elcanidae by Handlirsch (1906), Zessin (1987), Ansorge (1996); and to Archelcaninae by Gorochov et al. (2006), Tian et al. (2019), Heads et al. (2022), Gorochov and Coram (2022), Schall and Husemann (2026).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1906 | Parelcana Handlirsch p. 420 |
| 1968 | Parelcana Sharov |
| 1987 | Parelcana Zessin p. 28 |
| 1995 | Parelcana Gorochov p. 105 |
| 1996 | Parelcana Ansorge p. 22 |
| 2006 | Parelcana Gorochov et al. p. 642 |
| 2019 | Parelcana Tian et al. p. 21 |
| 2022 | Parelcana Gorochov and Coram p. 2 |
| 2022 | Parelcana Heads et al. p. 9 |
| 2026 | Parelcana Schall and Husemann p. 78 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Parelcana Handlirsch 1906
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†Parelcana anglicana Handlirsch 1939
†Parelcana dubia Handlirsch 1939
†Parelcana pulchmacula Tian et al. 2019
†Parelcana tenuis Handlirsch 1906
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Invalid names: Parelcana platyptera Handlirsch 1939 [synonym]
†Parelcana xena Schall and Husemann 2026
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Early/Lower Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 201.40000 to 93.90000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhaetian - Hettangian | United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) | P. dubia (139593) | |
| Early/Lower Hettangian | United Kingdom (England) | P. anglicana (113956) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany | P. tenuis (123987) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) | P. tenuis (114993) | |
| Toarcian | Germany | P. platyptera (114990) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Nei Mongol) | P. pulchmacula (183155) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | P. xena (172900) |