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Scepasma gigas
Taxonomy
Scepasma gigas was named by Handlirsch (1911). Its type specimen is YPM 22, a wing (fragment of anal region), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (YPM collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois. It is the type species of Scepasma.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1911 | Scepasma gigas Handlirsch p. 302 figs. Fig 6 |
| 1919 | Scepasma gigas Handlirsch p. 534 |
| 1922 | Scepasma gigas Handlirsch p. 54 |
| 1934 | Roechlingia hitleri Guthörl pp. 88-92 figs. 52a-c; Pl. 14, 15, Fig. 2-3 |
| 1992 | Scepasma gigas Brauckmann and Becker p. 137 |
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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.
†Scepasma gigas Handlirsch 1911
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Invalid names: Roechlingia hitleri Guthörl 1934 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.40000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian D | USA (Illinois) | Scepasma gigas (type locality: 112630) | |
| Westphalian D | Germany (Saarland) | Roechlingia hitleri (132751) |