Palerasnitsynus is a genus of extinct caddisfly that existed during the Late Albian Cretaceous of Myanmar. It is known from two specimens trapped in amber; one of these is of the type species Palerasnitsynus ohlhoffi, and the species of the second has not been identified.[1]
Palerasnitsynus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Trichoptera |
Family: | Psychomyiidae |
Genus: | †Palerasnitsynus |
Species: | †P. ohlhoffi
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Binomial name | |
†Palerasnitsynus ohlhoffi |
References
edit- ^ a b Wichard, W.; Ross, E. & Ross, A.J. (2011). "Palerasnitsynus gen. n. (Trichoptera, Psychomyiidae) from Burmese amber". ZooKeys (130): 323–330. doi:10.3897/zookeys.130.1449. PMC 3260769. PMID 22259286. As cited in Clapham, M. (2012-01-10). "W. Wichard et al. 2011". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 21 Jan 2012.