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Panorpidium liasina

Insecta - Orthoptera - Elcanidae

Taxonomy

Rapha liasina was named by Giebel (1856). It is an impression. Its type locality is Strensham, Worcestershire, which is in a Rhaetian marine horizon in the Lilstock Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Elcana liasina by Handlirsch (1906), Cockerell (1915) and Zessin (1987); it was recombined as Panorpidium liasina by Eades et al. (2012).

Synonyms

Elcana brodiei was named by Handlirsch (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is English Upper Lias (Brodie Coll), which is in a Toarcian marine siliciclastic in the United Kingdom.

It was synonymized subjectively with Elcana liasina by Zessin (1987).
Elcana angustior 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.

It was synonymized subjectively with Elcana liasina by Zessin (1987).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1856	Rapha liasina Giebel p. 290
1906	Elcana brodiei Handlirsch p. 414
1906	Elcana liasina Handlirsch p. 414
1915	Elcana liasina Cockerell p. 472 figs. Pl 60, fig 1
1939	Elcana angustior Handlirsch p. 37 figs. Pl 2, fig 26
1987	Elcana liasina Zessin
2012	Panorpidium liasina Eades et al.

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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
subclass	Pterygota	()

Rank	Name	Author
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
—	Polyneoptera	Martynov 1938
order	Orthoptera
suborder	Ensifera	Chopard 1920
infraorder	Elcanidea
superfamily	Elcanoidea
family	Elcanidae
subfamily	Elcaninae
genus	Panorpidium
species	liasina	()

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.

†Panorpidium liasina Giebel 1856

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Invalid names: Elcana angustior Handlirsch 1939 [synonym], Elcana brodiei Handlirsch 1906 [synonym]

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 Toarcian or 208.50000 to 174.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian	208.5 - 201.3	United Kingdom (England)	Elcana liasina (124689) Ephemera sp. (type locality: 113961)
Rhaetian - Hettangian	208.5 - 199.3	United Kingdom (Gloucestershire)	Elcana angustior (139593)
Toarcian	182.7 - 174.1	United Kingdom	Neuroptera indet. (133537)