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Panorpidium geinitzi

Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae

Taxonomy
Elcana (Clathrotermes) geinitzi was named by Heer (1880). Its type specimen is MBI 15.1ab, a forewing, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Dobbertin, Mecklenburg (Greifswald collection), which is in a Toarcian offshore claystone in Germany.

It was recombined as Clathrotermes geinitzi by Geinitz (1884); it was recombined as Elcana geinitzi by Geinitz (1888), Bode (1905), Handlirsch (1906), Zessin (1987), Ansorge (1996), Ansorge (2003); it was recombined as Panorpidium geinitzi by Eades et al. (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Clathrotermes signatus Heer p. 85 figs. Pl 7, fig 8
1880Elcana (Clathrotermes) intercalata Geinitz p. 526 figs. Pl 22, fig 11
1880Elcana (Clathrotermes) geinitzi Heer p. 523 figs. Pl 22 fig 7, 8
1884Clathrotermes geinitzi Geinitz p. 577 figs. Pl 13, figs 13-23
1885Clathrotermes signatus Scudder p. 772 fig. 973
1888Elcana geinitzi Geinitz p. 201
1905Elcana geinitzi Bode p. 221 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-4
1906Elcana flexuosa Handlirsch p. 414 figs. Pl 39 fig 29
1906Elcana geinitziana Handlirsch p. 415 figs. Pl 39 fig 32
1906Elcana littoralis Handlirsch p. 415 figs. Pl 39 fig 33
1906Elcana obliqua Handlirsch p. 415 figs. Pl 39 fig 34
1906Elcana saltans Handlirsch p. 415 figs. Pl 39 fig 30
1906Elcana trifurcata Handlirsch p. 415 figs. Pl 39 fig 31
1906Elcana geinitzi Handlirsch p. 416 figs. Pl XXXIX fig 37
1906Elcana orchestes Handlirsch p. 416 figs. Pl 39 fig 36
1906Elcana rudis Handlirsch p. 416 figs. Pl 39 fig 35
1906Elcana signata Handlirsch p. 416
1906Elcana fusca Handlirsch p. 417 figs. Pl 39 fig 42
1906Elcana intercalata Handlirsch p. 417 figs. Pl XXXIX fig 41
1906Elcana plicata Handlirsch p. 417 figs. Pl 39 fig 39
1906Elcana rotundata Handlirsch p. 417 figs. Pl 39 fig 40
1906Elcana spiloptera Handlirsch p. 417 figs. Pl 39 fig 38
1906Elcana germanica Handlirsch p. 419 figs. Pl 39 fig 48
1920Elcana marginalis Handlirsch p. 187 fig. 147
1939Elcana calopteryx Handlirsch p. 38 figs. Pl 2 fig 28
1939Elcana analis Handlirsch p. 40 figs. Pl 2 fig 29
1939Elcana marginalis Handlirsch p. 40 figs. Pl 3 fig 33
1939Elcana acuta Handlirsch p. 41 figs. Pl 3 fig 34
1939Elcana latibasis Handlirsch p. 41 figs. Pl 2 fig 27
1939Elcana robusta Handlirsch p. 41 figs. Pl 2 fig 32
1939Elcana picta Handlirsch p. 42 figs. Pl 3 fig 37
1939Elcana similis Handlirsch p. 43 figs. Pl 3 fig 40
1939Elcana recta Handlirsch p. 47 figs. Pl 3 fig 48
1939Elcana tincta Handlirsch p. 49 figs. Pl 3 fig 45
1953Elcana rotundata Bode
1953Elcana hubertiana Bode p. 79 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 44
1953Elcana striata Bode p. 79 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 45
1953Elcana latrunculorum Bode p. 81 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 47
1953Elcana retrolaesa Bode p. 81 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 48
1953Elcana dilatata Bode p. 83 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 50
1953Elcana hildesiana Bode p. 84 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 52,53
1953Elcana roemermusei Bode p. 85 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 54
1953Elcana emiliae Bode p. 88 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 58
1953Elcana aquila Bode p. 89 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 60
1953Elcana belli Bode p. 90 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 61
1953Elcana trifasciata Bode p. 90 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 62
1953Elcana perdix Bode p. 92 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 67
1953Elcana ligulaeformis Bode p. 94 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 70
1953Elcana mutilata Bode p. 94 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 69
1953Elcana lacunosa Bode p. 95 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 71
1953Elcana obscura Bode p. 95 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 73
1953Elcana strix Bode p. 95 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 72
1987Elcana geinitzi Zessin p. 39
1996Elcana geinitzi Ansorge p. 21 figs. 12; Pl 3 fig 1
2003Elcana geinitzi Ansorge fig. 2C
2012Panorpidium geinitzi Eades et al.

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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
infraorderElcanidea
superfamilyElcanoidea
familyElcanidae
subfamilyElcaninae
genusPanorpidium
speciesgeinitzi()

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.

†Panorpidium geinitzi Heer 1880
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Invalid names: Elcana acuta Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana analis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana aquila Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana belli Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana calopteryx Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana dilatata Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana emiliae Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana flexuosa Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana fusca Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana geinitziana Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana germanica Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana hildesiana Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana hubertiana Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana intercalata Geinitz 1880 [synonym], Elcana lacunosa Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana latibasis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana latrunculorum Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana ligulaeformis Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana littoralis Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana marginalis Handlirsch 1920 [synonym], Elcana mutilata Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana obliqua Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana obscura Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana orchestes Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana perdix Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana picta Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana plicata Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana recta Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana retrolaesa Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana robusta Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana roemermusei Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana rotundata Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana rudis Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana saltans Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana signata Heer 1864 [synonym], Elcana similis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana spiloptera Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana striata Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana strix Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana tincta Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana trifasciata Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana trifurcata Handlirsch 1906 [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: base of the Angulata to the top of the Early/Lower Toarcian or 201.40000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Switzerland Clathrotermes signatus (131766)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Elcana geinitzi (114992 114993)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany Elcana geinitzi (114991) Elcana rotundata, Elcana intercalata, Elcana geinitzi, Elcana flexuosa, Elcana trifurcata, Elcana geinitziana, Elcana littoralis, Elcana obliqua, Elcana spiloptera, Elcana plicata, Elcana fusca, Elcana germanica, Elcana calopteryx, Elcana analis, Elcana marginalis, Elcana robusta, Elcana latibasis, Elcana picta, Elcana similis, Elcana recta, Elcana tincta (type locality: 123987)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany (Niedersachsen) Elcana belli, Elcana ligulaeformis, Elcana strix (107555) Elcana dilatata, Elcana hildesiana (107321) Elcana emiliae, Elcana aquila, Elcana trifasciata, Elcana perdix, Elcana mutilata, Elcana lacunosa (107323) Elcana geinitzi (114995) Elcana hubertiana (107557) Elcana latrunculorum (107556) Elcana obscura (108447) Elcana rotundata, Elcana striata, Elcana retrolaesa, Elcana roemermusei (105002) Elcana striata, Elcana retrolaesa (107322)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Germany Elcana geinitzi (104056) Elcana rudis (131767) Elcana saltans, Elcana orchestes, Elcana acuta (114990)