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Scepasma mediomatricorum

Insecta - Palaeodictyoptera - Homoiopteridae

Taxonomy
Scepasma mediomatricorum was named by Brauckmann and Becker (1992). Its type specimen is GMS D/1001, a wing (parts of Mesothoracal & Metathoracal wings), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Saarland (exact locality unknown), which is in a Westphalian C lacustrine - small shale/coal in the Saarbrücken Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Scepasma mediomatricorum Brauckmann and Becker p. 138 figs. 1a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
RankNameAuthor
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
superorderPalaeodictyopterida(Bechly 1996)
orderPalaeodictyoptera
familyHomoiopteridae
genusScepasma
speciesmediomatricorum

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 mediomatricorum Brauckmann and Becker 1992
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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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Westphalian C or 314.60000 to 309.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8Germany (Saarland) Scepasma mediomatricorum (type locality: 132750)