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Macrelcana ungeri

Insecta - Orthoptera - Stenopelmatidae

Taxonomy
Gryllacris ungeri was named by Heer (1849). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Radoboj (Unger Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.

It was recombined as Macrelcana ungeri by Karny (1932) and Zeuner (1939).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Gryllacris ungeri Heer p. 8 figs. Pl 1, fig 4
1849Gryllacris charpentieri Heer p. 12 figs. Pl 1, fig 5
1907Gryllacris ungeri Handlirsch p. 684
1928Gryllacris ungeri Pongrácz p. 127 fig. 17
1932Macrelcana ungeri Karny p. 66 figs. Pl 2, lower figure
1939Macrelcana ungeri Zeuner p. 127 figs. Pl 25, fig 2; pl 50, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderTettigoniidea
superfamilyStenopelmatoidea
familyStenopelmatidae
subfamilyStenopelmatinae
genusMacrelcana
speciesungeri()

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.

Macrelcana ungeri Heer 1849
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Invalid names: Gryllacris charpentieri Heer 1849 [synonym]
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: Sarmatian or 12.70000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Croatia Gryllacris ungeri (type locality: 115307)