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Praelocustopsis mirabilis

Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustavidae

Taxonomy
Praelocustopsis mirabilis was named by Sharov (1968). Its type specimen is PIN 2010/2, a wing (fore & hindwings), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Bugarikta (PIN collection 2010), which is in a Changhsingian terrestrial mudstone in the Bugarikta Formation of the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Praelocustopsis mirabilis Sharov p. 187 figs. Fig 34 D
1983Praelocustopsis mirabilis Zessin p. 178 fig. 3a,b
2005Praelocustopsis mirabilis Gorochov p. 272

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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
orderOrthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderAcridideaMacLeay 1821
—Acridomorpha
superfamilyLocustopsoideaHandlirsch 1906
familyLocustavidae
subfamilyPraelocustopsinae
genusPraelocustopsis
speciesmirabilis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: grazersubo
Diet 2: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:51:38
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:51:38
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Praelocustopsis mirabilis (type locality: 113449)