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Dordrechtia aasvoelbergensis

Insecta - Orthoptera - Proparagryllacrididae

Taxonomy
Dordrechtia aasvoelbergensis was named by Wappler (2001). Its type specimen is PRE/F 1021, a forewing, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Aasvoelberg (Aas 411), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - small mudstone/shale in the Molteno Formation of South Africa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Dordrechtia aasvoelbergensis Wappler p. 92 figs. Fig 4

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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
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderOedischiidea()
superfamilyOedischioidea
familyProparagryllacrididae
subfamilyProparagryllacridinae
genusDordrechtia
speciesaasvoelbergensis

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
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: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0South Africa (Eastern Cape) Dordrechtia aasvoelbergensis (type locality: 23143)