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Anthracoblattina gigantea

Insecta - Phyloblattidae

Taxonomy

Anthracoblattina gigantea was named by Brongniart (1894). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.R51446, a forewing, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN Brongniart coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

Synonyms

Anthracoblattina subensifera was named by Meunier (1921). It is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).
Etoblattina furcata was named by Meunier (1921). Its type specimen is MNHN F-R.51239, a tegmen, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).
Etoblattina manca was named by Meunier (1921). Its type specimen is MNHN F-R.51041, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).
Etoblattina modica was named by Meunier (1921). Its type specimen is MNHN F-R.51507, a tegmen, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).
Etoblattina modificata was named by Meunier (1921). Its type specimen is MNHN F-R.51508, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).
Etoblattina cerarii was named by Meunier (1921). Its type specimen is MNHN F-R.51526, a tegmen, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).
Etoblattina flexuosa was named by Meunier (1921). Its type specimen is MNHN F-R.51571, a tegmen, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).
Etoblattina membri was named by Meunier (1921). Its type specimen is MNHN F-R.51527, a tegmen, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).
Etoblattina morata was named by Meunier (1921). It is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).
Etoblattina monubilis was named by Meunier (1921). Its type specimen is MNHN F-R.51326, a tegmen, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).
Etoblattina nugatoria was named by Meunier (1921). Its type specimen is MNHN F-R.51050, a tegmen, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).
Etoblattina mota was named by Meunier (1921). Its type specimen is MNHN F-R.51534, a tegmen, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).
Etoblattina malaca was named by Meunier (1921). Its type specimen is MNHN F-R.51183, a tegmen, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).
Etoblattina majuscula was named by Meunier (1921). It is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).
Etoblattina (Sysciophlebia) vasseuri was named by Meunier (1921). Its type specimen is MNHN F-R.51566, a tegmen, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).
Elaphroblatta dubia was named by Handlirsch (1937). It is an impression. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN later coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracoblattina gigantea by Schneider (1983).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1894	Anthracoblattina gigantea Brongniart figs. Pl 31, figs 1,2,5
1906	Anthracoblattina gigantea Handlirsch p. 189 figs. Pl XIX fig 13, 14
1920	Anthracoblattina gigantea Handlirsch p. 437
1921	Anthracoblattina gigantea Meunier p. 90 figs. Pl 11, figs 9-10; text-figs 33,34
1921	Anthracoblattina subensifera Meunier p. 97 figs. Pl 12, fig 10; text-fig 45
1921	Etoblattina furcata Meunier p. 131 figs. Pl 16, fig 7; text-fig 98
1921	Etoblattina manca Meunier p. 133 figs. Pl 16, fig 10; text-fig 101
1921	Etoblattina modica Meunier p. 135 figs. Pl 16, fig 12; text-fig 103
1921	Etoblattina modificata Meunier p. 135 figs. Pl 16, fig 13; text-fig 104
1921	Etoblattina cerarii Meunier p. 136 figs. Pl 16, fig 14; text-fig 105
1921	Etoblattina flexuosa Meunier p. 137 figs. Pl 17, fig 1; text-fig 106
1921	Etoblattina membri Meunier p. 137 figs. Pl 17, fig 2; text-fig 107
1921	Etoblattina monubilis Meunier p. 138 figs. Pl 17, fig 4; text-fig 109
1921	Etoblattina morata Meunier p. 138 figs. Pl 17, fig 3; text-fig 108
1921	Etoblattina nugatoria Meunier p. 139 figs. Pl 17, fig 5; text-fig 110
1921	Etoblattina mota Meunier p. 140 figs. Pl 17, fig 6; text-fig 111
1921	Etoblattina malaca Meunier p. 145 figs. Pl 18, fig 2; text-fig 119
1921	Etoblattina majuscula Meunier p. 146 figs. Pl 18, fig 3; text-fig 120
1921	Etoblattina (Sysciophlebia) vasseuri Meunier p. 163 figs. Pl 20, fig 7; text-fig 142
1922	Anthracoblattina gigantea Handlirsch p. 119
1937	Elaphroblatta dubia Handlirsch p. 71
1983	Anthracoblattina gigantea Schneider p. 82
2019	Anthracoblattina gigantea Belahmira et al. p. 958 figs. 7.2, 7.3, 13.1-13.8
2023	Anthracoblattina gigantea Nel et al. p. 311 fig. 5

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia
—	Paranotalia

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Pterygota	()
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
—	Polyneoptera	Martynov 1938
—	Holopandictyoptera
superorder	Dictyoptera	Latreille 1829
superfamily	Blattuloidea
family	Phyloblattidae
genus	Anthracoblattina
species	gigantea

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.

†Anthracoblattina gigantea Brongniart 1894

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Invalid names: Anthracoblattina subensifera Meunier 1921 [synonym], Elaphroblatta dubia Handlirsch 1937 [synonym], Etoblattina (Sysciophlebia) vasseuri Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina cerarii Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina flexuosa Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina furcata Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina majuscula Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina malaca Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina manca Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina membri Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina modica Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina modificata Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina monubilis Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina morata Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina mota Meunier 1921 [synonym], Etoblattina nugatoria Meunier 1921 [synonym]

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: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian	303.7 - 298.9	France	Anthracoblattina gigantea (type locality: 103635) Anthracoblattina gigantea, Anthracoblattina subensifera, Etoblattina furcata, Etoblattina manca, Etoblattina modica, Etoblattina modificata, Etoblattina cerarii, Etoblattina flexuosa, Etoblattina membri, Etoblattina morata, Etoblattina monubilis, Etoblattina nugatoria, Etoblattina mota, Etoblattina malaca, Etoblattina majuscula, Etoblattina vasseuri, Elaphroblatta dubia (121979)