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Parelcana dubia

Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae

Taxonomy
Parelcana dubia was named by Handlirsch (1939). It is an impression. Its type locality is Gloucester (BMNH coll), which is in a Rhaetian/Hettangian marine limestone in the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Parelcana dubia Handlirsch p. 51 figs. Pl 3, fig 54
2022Parelcana dubia Heads et al. p. 9

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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
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderElcanidea
superfamilyElcanoidea
familyElcanidae
subfamilyArchelcaninae
genusParelcana
speciesdubia

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.

Parelcana dubia Handlirsch 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Ontogeny: moltingsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:58:43
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:58:43
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Hettangian or 208.50000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian - Hettangian208.5 - 199.3United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Parelcana dubia (type locality: 139593)