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Locustopsis germari

Insecta - Orthoptera - Locustopsidae

Taxonomy
Phaneroptera germari was named by Münster (1842). It is an impression. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Phaneropterites germari by Munster (1887) and Handlirsch (1906); it was considered a nomen dubium by Zeuner (1942); it was recombined as Locustopsis germari by Zessin (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Phaneroptera germari Münster p. 81 figs. Pl 9, fig 2; pl 13, fig 7
1850Phaneroptera germari Munster
1869Phaneroptera germari Weyenbergh p. 29 fig. 27
1886Phaneroptera germari Deichmüller p. 19 figs. Pl II fig 11
1887Phaneropterites germari Munster
1906Phaneropterites germari Handlirsch p. 519 figs. Pl XLIV fig 5
1983Locustopsis germari Zessin p. 204 fig. 31

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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
familyLocustopsidae
subfamilyLocustopsinaeHandlirsch 1906
genusLocustopsis
speciesgermari()

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.

Locustopsis germari Münster 1842
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Diagnosis
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