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Phyloblatta flabellata

Insecta - Phyloblattidae

Taxonomy

Blattina flabellata was named by Germar (1842). It is an impression. Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Etoblattina flabellata by Scudder (1879); it was recombined as Phyloblatta flabellata by Handlirsch (1906), von Schlechtendal (1913), Handlirsch (1920), Handlirsch (1922), Schneider (1978), Schneider (1983), Schneider (1984) and Schneider et al. (2004).

Synonyms

Blattina affinis was named by Goldenberg (1869). It is an impression. Its type locality is Löbejün, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Etoblattina affinis by Scudder (1879); it was synonymized objectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Gerablattina munsteri was named by Scudder (1879). It is an impression. Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Blattina gracilis was named by Goldenberg (1854). Its type specimen is Naturhist Ver. Bonn, 25, a tegmen, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Saarlouis Lebach ironstone nodules, which is in an Asselian/Sakmarian lacustrine shale in Germany.

It was recombined as Blatta gracilis by Giebel (1856); it was recombined as Petrablattina gracilis by Scudder (1879) and Durden (1969); it was recombined as Phyloblatta gracilis by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1920), Handlirsch (1922) and Guthörl (1934); it was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Blattina schroeteri was named by Giebel (1867). It is an impression. Its type locality is Löbejün (Schröter collection), which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Phyloblatta schroeteri by Handlirsch (1906), von Schlechtendal (1913), Handlirsch (1920) and Handlirsch (1922); it was recombined as Petrablattina schroeteri by Durden (1969); it was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Phyloblatta scheibeana was named by Schlechtendal (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Phyloblatta venosa was named by Schlechtendal (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Phyloblatta saueriana was named by Schlechtendal (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Löbejün, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Phyloblatta fritschi was named by Schlechtendal (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Phyloblatta amoena was named by Schlechtendal (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Phyloblatta mollis was named by Schlechtendal (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Phyloblatta elegans was named by Schlechtendal (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Löbejün, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Phyloblatta blanda was named by Schlechtendal (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Phyloblatta mutila was named by Schlechtendal (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Löbejün, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Phyloblatta frechi was named by Handlirsch (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Phyloblatta nana was named by Handlirsch (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Löbejün, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Phyloblatta venusta was named by Schlechtendal (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Plötz bei Halle (Halle Museum collection), which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial siliciclastic/coal in the Wettiner Schichten Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Phyloblatta berlichiana was named by Schlechtendal (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Dölau, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).
Crockoblattina brueckneri was named by Guthorl (1933).

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyloblatta flabellata by Schneider (1978).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1842	Blattina flabellata Germar p. 93 figs. Pl 13, fig 4
1851	Blattina flabellata Germar p. 84 figs. Pl 31, fig 5
1854	Blattina gracilis Goldenberg p. 23 figs. Pl 3, fig 3
1856	Blatta gracilis Giebel p. 321
1864	Blattina flabellata Heer p. 287
1864	Blattina gracilis Heer p. 288
1867	Blattina schroeteri Giebel p. 417
1869	Blattina affinis Goldenberg p. 159 figs. Pl 3, fig 3
1877	Blattina gracilis Goldenberg p. 27 figs. Pl 2, fig 1a
1879	Etoblattina affinis Scudder p. 62
1879	Etoblattina flabellata Scudder p. 63
1879	Gerablattina munsteri Scudder p. 104 figs. Pl 2 fig 12
1879	Petrablattina gracilis Scudder p. 124 figs. Pl 4 fig 4
1906	Phyloblatta schroeteri Handlirsch p. 207 figs. Pl XXI fig 23
1906	Phyloblatta flabellata Handlirsch p. 211 figs. Pl XXII fig 11
1906	Phyloblatta frechi Handlirsch p. 222 figs. Pl XXIII fig 17
1906	Phyloblatta nana Handlirsch p. 222 figs. Pl XXIII fig 19
1906	Phyloblatta gracilis Handlirsch p. 353 figs. Pl XXXV fig 8
1906	Phyloblatta scheibeana Schlechtendal p. 207 figs. Pl 21, figs 24-26
1906	Phyloblatta venosa Schlechtendal p. 207 figs. Pl 21, fig 27
1906	Phyloblatta saueriana Schlechtendal p. 208 figs. Pl 21, figs 29-31
1906	Phyloblatta amoena Schlechtendal p. 209 figs. Pl 22, fig 5
1906	Phyloblatta fritschi Schlechtendal p. 209 figs. Pl 22, fig 2
1906	Phyloblatta mollis Schlechtendal p. 210 figs. Pl 22, fig 7
1906	Phyloblatta elegans Schlechtendal p. 211 figs. Pl 22, fig 10
1906	Phyloblatta blanda Schlechtendal p. 221 figs. Pl 23, fig 15
1906	Phyloblatta mutila Schlechtendal p. 221 figs. Pl 23, fig 16
1906	Phyloblatta venusta Schlechtendal p. 223 figs. Pl 23, fig 22
1906	Phyloblatta berlichiana Schlechtendal p. 225 figs. Pl 23, fig 33
1913	Phyloblatta flabellata von Schlechtendal p. 22 figs. Pl 5, fig 4
1913	Phyloblatta schroeteri von Schlechtendal p. 53 figs. Pl 6, fig 5
1920	Phyloblatta flabellata Handlirsch p. 441
1920	Phyloblatta amoena Handlirsch p. 442
1920	Phyloblatta berlichiana Handlirsch p. 442
1920	Phyloblatta blanda Handlirsch p. 442
1920	Phyloblatta elegans Handlirsch p. 442
1920	Phyloblatta frechi Handlirsch p. 442
1920	Phyloblatta fritschi Handlirsch p. 442
1920	Phyloblatta mollis Handlirsch p. 442
1920	Phyloblatta mutila Handlirsch p. 442
1920	Phyloblatta nana Handlirsch p. 442
1920	Phyloblatta saueriana Handlirsch p. 442
1920	Phyloblatta scheibeana Handlirsch p. 442
1920	Phyloblatta schroeteri Handlirsch p. 442
1920	Phyloblatta venosa Handlirsch p. 442
1920	Phyloblatta venusta Handlirsch p. 442
1920	Phyloblatta gracilis Handlirsch p. 443
1922	Phyloblatta flabellata Handlirsch p. 130
1922	Phyloblatta blanda Handlirsch p. 132
1922	Phyloblatta frechi Handlirsch p. 132
1922	Phyloblatta amoena Handlirsch p. 133
1922	Phyloblatta fritschi Handlirsch p. 133
1922	Phyloblatta mollis Handlirsch p. 133
1922	Phyloblatta scheibeana Handlirsch p. 133
1922	Phyloblatta venosa Handlirsch p. 133
1922	Phyloblatta schroeteri Handlirsch p. 134
1922	Phyloblatta mutila Handlirsch p. 135
1922	Phyloblatta nana Handlirsch p. 135
1922	Phyloblatta berlichiana Handlirsch p. 136
1922	Phyloblatta elegans Handlirsch p. 136
1922	Phyloblatta saueriana Handlirsch p. 136
1922	Phyloblatta venusta Handlirsch p. 136
1922	Phyloblatta gracilis Handlirsch p. 138
1933	Crockoblattina brueckneri Guthorl p. 45 figs. Pl 2, fig 5; text-fig 1
1934	Phyloblatta gracilis Guthörl p. 124 figs. 73; Pl 18 fig 3
1969	Petrablattina gracilis Durden p. 1167
1969	Petrablattina schroeteri Durden p. 1167
1978	Phyloblatta flabellata Schneider p. 11 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 4
1983	Phyloblatta flabellata Schneider p. 120
1984	Phyloblatta flabellata Schneider p. 20 figs. Pl I-II fig 1-6
2004	Phyloblatta flabellata Schneider et al. p. 248 figs. 4A-D

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia
—	Paranotalia

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Pterygota	()
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
—	Polyneoptera	Martynov 1938
—	Holopandictyoptera
superorder	Dictyoptera	Latreille 1829
superfamily	Blattuloidea
family	Phyloblattidae
genus	Phyloblatta
species	flabellata	()

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.

†Phyloblatta flabellata Germar 1842

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Invalid names: Blattina affinis Goldenberg 1869 [objective synonym], Blattina gracilis Goldenberg 1854 [synonym], Blattina schroeteri Giebel 1867 [synonym], Crockoblattina brueckneri Guthorl 1933 [synonym], Gerablattina munsteri Scudder 1879 [synonym], Phyloblatta amoena Schlechtendal 1906 [synonym], Phyloblatta berlichiana Schlechtendal 1906 [synonym], Phyloblatta blanda Schlechtendal 1906 [synonym], Phyloblatta elegans Schlechtendal 1906 [synonym], Phyloblatta frechi Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Phyloblatta fritschi Schlechtendal 1906 [synonym], Phyloblatta mollis Schlechtendal 1906 [synonym], Phyloblatta mutila Schlechtendal 1906 [synonym], Phyloblatta nana Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Phyloblatta saueriana Schlechtendal 1906 [synonym], Phyloblatta scheibeana Schlechtendal 1906 [synonym], Phyloblatta venosa Schlechtendal 1906 [synonym], Phyloblatta venusta Schlechtendal 1906 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

chitinc

Environment:

terrestrialc

Locomotion:

actively mobilep

Created:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Modified:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Source: c = class, p = phylum

References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Stephanian C to the top of the Asselian or 301.00000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections (15 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Stephanian C	301.0 - 300.4	Germany (Saxony-Anhalt)	Blattina affinis, Phyloblatta flabellata, Phyloblatta saueriana, Phyloblatta elegans, Phyloblatta mutila, Phyloblatta nana (122579) Blattina flabellata, Gerablattina munsteri, Phyloblatta scheibeana, Phyloblatta venosa, Phyloblatta fritschi, Phyloblatta amoena, Phyloblatta mollis, Phyloblatta blanda, Phyloblatta frechi (type locality: 122578) Blattina schroeteri (153702) Phyloblatta berlichiana (125239) Phyloblatta flabellata (125736) Phyloblatta venusta (167769)
Asselian	298.9 - 295.5	Czech Republic	Phyloblatta flabellata (114119 114141 133680 133681)
Asselian	298.9 - 295.5	Germany (Thüringer Wald)	Phyloblatta flabellata (128548)
Asselian	298.9 - 295.5	USA (New Mexico)	Phyloblatta flabellata (124385 124386)
Asselian - Sakmarian	298.9 - 290.1	Germany	Phyloblatta flabellata (127934)
Asselian - Sakmarian	298.9 - 290.1	Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate)	Blattina gracilis (122606)