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Orichalcum ornatum

Insecta - Orthoptera - Triassomanteidae

Taxonomy
Orichalcum ornatum was named by Whalley (1985). Its type specimen is BMNH In 53983, a forewing, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Birchi Nodules, Black Ven, Charmouth, which is in a Turneri marine mudstone/limestone in the Shales with Beef Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Orichalcum.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Orichalcum ornatum Whalley p. 129 figs. Figs 16, 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
familyTriassomanteidae()
genusOrichalcum
speciesornatum

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.

Orichalcum ornatum Whalley 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Ontogeny: moltingsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:58:43
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:58:43
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: Turneri or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turneri199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) Orichalcum ornatum (type locality: 114645)