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Mesorthopteron similis

Insecta - Eoblattida - Mesorthopteridae

Taxonomy
Mesorthopteron similis was named by Riek (1974). Its type specimen is C-Dt II 354, a wing (incomplete wing), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Birds River (Bir 111), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - small shale in the Molteno Formation of South Africa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Mesorthopteron similis Riek p. 20 figs. Fig 6; Pl I fig 4
1998Mesorthopteron similis Storozhenko p. 133

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
orderEoblattidaHandlirsch 1906
familyMesorthopteridae
genusMesorthopteron
speciessimilis

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: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

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) Mesorthopteron similis (type locality: 23142)