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Falcatusiblatta gracilis

Insecta - Blattaria - Raphidiomimidae

Taxonomy
Falcatusiblatta gracilis was named by Liang et al. (2018). Its type specimen is TNP42411, an exoskeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Daohugou (TNP collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China. It is the type species of Falcatusiblatta.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Falcatusiblatta gracilis Liang et al. p. 102 figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
ExopterygotaSharp 1899
orderBlattaria(Latreille 1810)
superfamilyCaloblattinoideaVrsansky and Ansorge 2000
familyRaphidiomimidaeVishnyakova 1973
genusFalcatusiblatta
speciesgracilis

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.

Falcatusiblatta gracilis Liang et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinf
Ontogeny: moltingf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2011-09-22 15:23:27
Modified: 2011-09-22 00:25:13
Source: f = family
Reference: Liang et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Oxfordian or 166.10000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Nei Mongol) Falcatusiblatta gracilis (113360 type locality: 117521)