Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Spilaptera americana
Taxonomy
Spilaptera americana was named by Carpenter and Richardson (1971). Its type specimen is Herdina H459, a forewing, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Pit 6, Coal City, Mazon Creek (Herdina coll), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
---|---|
1971 | Spilaptera americana Carpenter and Richardson p. 281 fig. 10 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
†Spilaptera americana Carpenter and Richardson 1971
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available