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Phyloblatta difficilis

Insecta - Phyloblattidae

Taxonomy
Phyloblatta difficilis was named by Schlechtendal (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Compsoblatta anthracophila by Schneider (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Phyloblatta difficilis Schlechtendal p. 213 figs. Pl 22, fig 20
1920Phyloblatta difficilis Handlirsch p. 442
1922Phyloblatta difficilis Handlirsch p. 133
1971Phyloblatta difficilis Simon p. 61 figs. Pl 4, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
Holopandictyoptera
superorderDictyopteraLatreille 1829
superfamilyBlattuloidea
familyPhyloblattidae
genusPhyloblatta
speciesdifficilis

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.

Phyloblatta difficilis Schlechtendal 1906
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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: Stephanian C or 301.00000 to 300.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) Phyloblatta difficilis (type locality: 122578)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Germany Phyloblatta difficilis (172340)