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Panorpidium media

Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae

Taxonomy
Elcana media was named by Handlirsch (1906). Its type specimen is MBI 9.1ab, a forewing (complete), 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 Panorpidium media by Eades et al. (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Elcana aversa Bode p. 222 figs. Pl 6, fig 5
1906Elcana basalis Handlirsch p. 413 figs. Pl 39 fig 26
1906Elcana simplex Handlirsch p. 413 figs. Pl 39 fig 25
1906Elcana media Handlirsch p. 414 figs. Pl 39 fig 27
1906Elcana arcuata Handlirsch p. 415 figs. Pl 39 fig 24
1939Elcana bodeana Handlirsch p. 38
1939Elcana abnormis Handlirsch p. 42 figs. Pl 3, fig 35
1939Elcana grandis Handlirsch p. 42 figs. Pl 3 fig 36
1939Elcana truncatula Handlirsch p. 43 figs. Pl 3 fig 39
1939Elcana taeniata Handlirsch p. 44 figs. Pl 3 fig 42
1939Elcana aequelata Handlirsch p. 45 figs. Pl 3 fig 41
1939Elcana muta Handlirsch p. 48 figs. Pl 3 fig 53
1953Elcana prominens Bode p. 80 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 46
1953Elcana varia Bode p. 81 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 51
1953Elcana infralaesa Bode p. 82 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 49
1953Elcana varia Bode p. 84 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 51
1953Elcana rescripta Bode p. 86 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 55
1953Elcana imperfecta Bode p. 91 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 64
1953Elcana replicata Bode p. 92 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 65
1953Elcana postflexa Bode p. 93 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 68
1987Elcana media Zessin p. 46
2012Panorpidium media Eades et al.

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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
infraorderElcanidea
superfamilyElcanoidea
familyElcanidae
subfamilyElcaninae
genusPanorpidium
speciesmedia()

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 media Handlirsch 1906
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Invalid names: Elcana abnormis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana aequelata Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana arcuata Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana aversa Bode 1905 [synonym], Elcana basalis Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana bodeana Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana grandis Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana imperfecta Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana infralaesa Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana muta Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana postflexa Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana prominens Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana replicata Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana rescripta Bode 1953 [synonym], Elcana simplex Handlirsch 1906 [synonym], Elcana taeniata Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana truncatula Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana varia Bode 1953 [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 Toarcian to the top of the Early/Lower Toarcian or 182.70000 to 182.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany Elcana media (114991) Elcana media, Elcana arcuata, Elcana simplex, Elcana abnormis, Elcana grandis, Elcana truncatula, Elcana taeniata, Elcana aequelata, Elcana muta (type locality: 123987)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Elcana media (114993 114994)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Niedersachsen) Elcana imperfecta, Elcana replicata, Elcana postflexa (107323) Elcana prominens (105002 107552) Elcana prominens, Elcana varia, Elcana infralaesa, Elcana rescripta (107321)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany Elcana basalis (114990) Elcana media (104056)