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Eocicada
Taxonomy
Eocicada was named by Oppenheim (1888).
It was assigned to Palaeontinidae by Handlirsch (1906), Hamilton (1992) and Wang et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Palaeontinidae by Handlirsch (1906), Hamilton (1992) and Wang et al. (2010).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1888 | Eocicada Oppenheim p. 229 |
1906 | Eocicada Handlirsch p. 626 |
1992 | Eocicada Hamilton p. 427 |
2010 | Eocicada Wang et al. p. 572 |
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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.
G. †Eocicada Oppenheim 1888
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†Eocicada microcephala Oppenheim 1888
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Invalid names: Eocicada lameerei Handlirsch 1906 [synonym]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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B. Wang et al. 2010 | Body robust. Mesonotum wider than abdomen. Forewing triangular, length 65–75 mm, maximum width (at the middle of wing) about 30 mm; vein Sc unbranched; veins RA, RP and M separating at one point; branch RP subparallel to branch RA; antenodal region trapezoid; postnodal region reduced; clavus narrow, less than one-third of wing length. Hindwing small, about half as long as forewing. |
Measurements
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References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bavaria) | E. microcephala (122586) | |
Early/Lower Tithonian | Germany (Bayern) | E. lameerei (139309) E. microcephala (123985 139550 139551) Limacodites mesozoicus, Protopsyche braueri (139547) |