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Poroblattina germari

Insecta - Poroblattinidae

Taxonomy

Blatta germari was named by Giebel (1856). 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 recombined as Blattina germari by Heer (1864); it was recombined as Gerablattina germari by Scudder (1879); it was recombined as Blattoidea germari by Handlirsch (1906); it was replaced with Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was recombined as Poroblattina germari by von Schlechtendal (1913), Handlirsch (1920), Belahmira et al. (2025).

Synonyms

Blattina parvula was named by Goldenberg (1869). It is an impression. Its type locality is Löbejün, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Etoblattina parvula by Scudder (1879); it was recombined as Nearoblatta parvula by Handlirsch (1906), von Schlechtendal (1913), Handlirsch (1920); it was recombined as Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978), Schneider (1983), Schneider et al. (2004); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Drepanoblattina plicata 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 Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Anthracoblattina virginiensis was named by Scudder (1895). Its type specimen is USNM 38104, a tegmen (fragment of tegmen), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Cassville, which is in an Asselian terrestrial shale in the Cassville Shales Formation of West Virginia.

It was recombined as Penetoblatta virginiensis by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1920), Handlirsch (1922); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Petrablattina hastata was named by Scudder (1895). Its type specimen is USNM 38205, a tegmen, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Cassville, which is in an Asselian terrestrial shale in the Cassville Shales Formation of West Virginia.

It was recombined as Exochoblatta hastata by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1920), Handlirsch (1922); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Neorthroblattina lakesii was named by Scudder (1885). It is not extant. Its type locality is Fairplay, which is in an Asselian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Maroon Formation of Colorado.

It was recombined as Nearoblatta lakesii by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1920); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978).
Scutinoblattina intermedia was named by Scudder (1885). It is an impression. Its type locality is Fairplay, which is in an Asselian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Maroon Formation of Colorado.

It was recombined as Nepioblatta intermedia by Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1906), Handlirsch (1920); it was considered a nomen dubium by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Poroblattina tenera 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 Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Poroblattina subtilis 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 Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Poroblattina varia 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 Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Poroblattina obscura 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 Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Poroblattina virgulata was named by Schlechtendal (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Löbejün, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by von Schlechtendal (1913), Handlirsch (1920), Belahmira et al. (2025).
Poroblattina ambigua 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 Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Poroblattina ornata 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 Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Poroblattina striolata 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 Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Poroblattina modesta 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 Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Autoblattina amoena 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 Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Autoblattina gracilis 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 Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Autoblattina 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 Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Autoblattina jucunda 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 Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Nearoblatta exarata was named by Schlechtendal (1906). It is an impression. Its type locality is Löbejün, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Autoblattina schlechtendali was named by Handlirsch (1920). It is an impression. Its type locality is Löbejün, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Ottweiler Stufe Formation of Germany.

It was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Blattoidea inversa 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 recombined as Autoblattina inversa by Handlirsch (1920); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Blattoidea fallax 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 recombined as Autoblattina fallax by Handlirsch (1920); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).
Acmaeoblatta carbonaria was named by Carpenter (1934). Its type specimen is MCZ 3348, a tegmen, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Aspinwall, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial siliciclastic in Pennsylvania.

It was recombined as Exochoblatta carbonaria by Durden (1969); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina parvula by Schneider (1978); it was recombined as Poroblattina carbonaria by Schneider (1983); it was synonymized subjectively with Poroblattina germari by Belahmira et al. (2025).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1856	Blatta germari Giebel p. 321
1864	Blattina germari Heer p. 288
1869	Blattina parvula Goldenberg p. 161 figs. Pl 3, fig 6
1879	Etoblattina parvula Scudder p. 81
1879	Gerablattina germari Scudder p. 107 figs. Pl 3 fig 6
1885	Neorthroblattina lakesii Scudder p. 109
1885	Scutinoblattina intermedia Scudder p. 111
1890	Neorthroblattina lakesii Scudder p. 468 figs. Pl 42, figs 9,15
1890	Scutinoblattina intermedia Scudder p. 470 figs. Pl 42, fig 4
1895	Anthracoblattina virginiensis Scudder pp. 130-131 figs. Pl 11 fig 8
1895	Petrablattina hastata Scudder p. 141 figs. Pl 11 fig 10
1895	Neorthroblattina lakesii Scudder p. 143
1895	Scutinoblattina intermedia Scudder p. 144
1906	Blattoidea germari Handlirsch p. 174 figs. Pl XVII fig 19
1906	Poroblattina ambigua Handlirsch p. 287 figs. Pl XXIX fig 45
1906	Nearoblatta parvula Handlirsch p. 292 figs. Pl XXX fig 16
1906	Exochoblatta hastata Handlirsch p. 365 figs. Pl XXXV fig 56
1906	Penetoblatta virginiensis Handlirsch p. 366 figs. Pl XXXVI fig 5
1906	Nearoblatta lakesii Handlirsch p. 378 figs. Pl XXXVI fig 46
1906	Nepioblatta intermedia Handlirsch p. 380 figs. Pl XXXVI fig 49
1906	Exochoblatta hastata Handlirsch p. 742
1906	Penetoblatta virginiensis Handlirsch p. 743
1906	Nearoblatta lakesii Handlirsch p. 794
1906	Nepioblatta intermedia Handlirsch p. 795
1906	Drepanoblattina plicata Schlechtendal p. 236 figs. Pl 24, fig 22
1906	Poroblattina subtilis Schlechtendal p. 285 figs. Pl XXIX fig 36
1906	Poroblattina tenera Schlechtendal p. 285 figs. Pl XXIX fig 33
1906	Poroblattina obscura Schlechtendal p. 286 figs. Pl XXIX fig 41
1906	Poroblattina varia Schlechtendal p. 286 figs. Pl XXIX fig 40
1906	Poroblattina ambigua Schlechtendal p. 287 figs. Pl XXIX fig 45
1906	Poroblattina ornata Schlechtendal p. 287 figs. Pl XXX fig 1, 2
1906	Poroblattina striolata Schlechtendal p. 287 figs. Pl XXX fig 3
1906	Poroblattina virgulata Schlechtendal p. 287 figs. Pl XXIX fig 43, 44
1906	Poroblattina modesta Schlechtendal p. 288 figs. Pl XXX fig 4
1906	Autoblattina amoena Schlechtendal p. 289 figs. Pl XXX fig 6, 7
1906	Autoblattina difficilis Schlechtendal p. 289 figs. Pl XXX fig 11
1906	Autoblattina gracilis Schlechtendal p. 289 figs. Pl XXX fig 9
1906	Autoblattina jucunda Schlechtendal p. 290 figs. Pl XXX fig 12
1906	Nearoblatta exarata Schlechtendal p. 292 figs. Pl XXX fig 17
1906	Blattoidea fallax Schlechtendal p. 294 figs. Pl 30, fig 27
1906	Blattoidea inversa Schlechtendal p. 294 figs. Pl 30, fig 26
1913	Poroblattina germari von Schlechtendal p. 50 figs. Pl 6, fig 3
1913	Nearoblatta parvula von Schlechtendal p. 71 figs. Pl 2, fig 18; Pl 6, fig 10
1920	Drepanoblattina plicata Handlirsch p. 447
1920	Exochoblatta hastata Handlirsch p. 447
1920	Penetoblatta virginiensis Handlirsch p. 448
1920	Autoblattina amoena Handlirsch p. 458
1920	Autoblattina difficilis Handlirsch p. 458
1920	Autoblattina fallax Handlirsch p. 458
1920	Autoblattina inversa Handlirsch p. 458
1920	Autoblattina jucunda Handlirsch p. 458
1920	Autoblattina schlechtendali Handlirsch p. 458
1920	Poroblattina ambigua Handlirsch p. 458
1920	Poroblattina germari Handlirsch p. 458
1920	Poroblattina modesta Handlirsch p. 458
1920	Poroblattina obscura Handlirsch p. 458
1920	Poroblattina ornata Handlirsch p. 458
1920	Poroblattina striolata Handlirsch p. 458
1920	Poroblattina subtilis Handlirsch p. 458
1920	Poroblattina tenera Handlirsch p. 458
1920	Poroblattina varia Handlirsch p. 458
1920	Nearoblatta exarata Handlirsch p. 459
1920	Nearoblatta lakesii Handlirsch p. 459
1920	Nearoblatta parvula Handlirsch p. 459
1920	Nepioblatta intermedia Handlirsch p. 459
1922	Drepanoblattina plicata Handlirsch p. 150
1922	Exochoblatta hastata Handlirsch p. 150
1922	Penetoblatta virginiensis Handlirsch p. 150
1934	Acmaeoblatta carbonaria Carpenter p. 340 fig. 13
1969	Exochoblatta carbonaria Durden p. 1169
1978	Poroblattina parvula Schneider p. 56 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-10; pl 2, figs 1-10; pl 3, figs 1-5; pl 4, figs 1-6a
1983	Poroblattina carbonaria Schneider p. 131
1983	Poroblattina parvula Schneider p. 131
2004	Poroblattina parvula Schneider et al. p. 255 figs. 7G-J
2025	Poroblattina germari Belahmira et al. p. 8 figs. 6, 8, 9

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Gravenhorst 1843
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Altocrustacea	Regier et al. 2010
superclass	Allotriocarida
—	Athalassocarida
—	Labiocarida	Schwentner et al. 2017

Rank	Name	Author
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
—	Cercofilata
class	Insecta
—	Dicondylia
—	Paranotalia
subclass	Pterygota	()
—	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
—	Polyneoptera	Martynov 1938
—	Holopandictyoptera
superorder	Dictyoptera	Latreille 1829
family	Poroblattinidae
genus	Poroblattina
species	germari	()

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.

†Poroblattina germari Giebel 1856

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Invalid names: Poroblattina virgulata Schlechtendal 1906 [synonym], Scutinoblattina intermedia Scudder 1885 [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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Stephanian B to the top of the Asselian or 301.40000 to 293.52000 Ma

Collections (7 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Stephanian B	301.4 - 300.9	Morocco	Poroblattina germari (203196 242231 242232)
Stephanian C	300.9 - 300.3	Germany (Saxony-Anhalt)	Blatta germari (type locality: 122578) Blattina parvula, Poroblattina virgulata (122579)
Asselian	298.9 - 293.52	USA (New Mexico)	Poroblattina parvula (124386)
Asselian	298.9 - 293.52	USA (Colorado)	Poroblattina arcuata, Neorthroblattina lakesii, Scutinoblattina intermedia (106345)