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Lithoblatta lithophila

Insecta - Blattodea - Mesoblattinidae

Taxonomy
Musca lithophila was named by Germar (1839). It is an impression. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Mesoblattina lithophila by Deichmüller (1886), Scudder (1886), Oppenheim (1888) and Meunier (1897); it was recombined as Lithoblatta lithophila by Handlirsch (1906) and Carpenter (1932).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Musca lithophila Germar p. 222 figs. Pl 23, fig 19
1864Blattidium beroldingianum Heer p. 300 fig. 8
1869Musca lithophila Weyenbergh p. 10
1869Bombus conservatus Weyenbergh p. 13 figs. Pl 1 fig 7
1869Apiaria veterana Weyenbergh p. 14 figs. Pl 1 fig 8
1886Mesoblattina lithophila Deichmüller p. 6 figs. Pl 1 fig 1-6
1886Mesoblattina lithophila Scudder p. 464
1888Mesoblattina lithophila Oppenheim p. 221 figs. Pl 30, figs 6,8
1897Mesoblattina lithophila Meunier figs. Pl 9, fig 14
1906Lithoblatta lithophila Handlirsch p. 530 figs. Pl XLVI fig 7
1932Lithoblatta lithophila Carpenter p. 115

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
—Holopandictyoptera
superorderDictyopteraLatreille 1829
orderBlattodea(Latreille 1810)
—Solumblattodea
superfamilyBlattoidea
familyMesoblattinidae
genusLithoblatta
specieslithophila()

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.

†Lithoblatta lithophila Germar 1839
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Invalid names: Apiaria veterana Weyenbergh 1869 [synonym], Blattidium beroldingianum Heer 1864 [synonym], Bombus conservatus Weyenbergh 1869 [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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Blattidium beroldingianum (155298)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Lithoblatta lithophila (122586 139876)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Lithoblatta lithophila (123144) Mesoblattina lithophila (133578) Musca lithophila (123985) Musca lithophila, Bombus conservatus, Apiaria veterana (123906)