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Opsiomylacris preciosa

Insecta - Blattodea - Mylacridae

Taxonomy
Opsiomylacris preciosa was named by Müller (1975). Its type specimen is SM 155/5580, a tegmen, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Homigtal near Breitenbach, Schleusingen (Mütze coll.), which is in an Asselian fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Goldlauter Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Opsiomylacris (Posteriomylacris).

It was recombined as Opsiomylacris (Posteriomylacris) preciosa by Müller (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Opsiomylacris (Posteriomylacris) preciosa Müller p. 629 figs. Pl 4, figs 1,2; text-fig 6b
1975Opsiomylacris preciosa Müller p. 629 figs. Pl 4, figs 1,2; text-fig 6b
1983Opsiomylacris preciosa Schneider p. 113

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
—Holopandictyoptera
superorderDictyopteraLatreille 1829
orderBlattodea(Latreille 1810)
familyMylacridae()
genusOpsiomylacris
speciespreciosa

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.

†Opsiomylacris preciosa Müller 1975
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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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015
Collections
No collection or age range data are available