Priscaenigma

Priscaenigma is an extinct genus of snakefly of the Priscaenigmatidae family which was described by Whalley in 1985.[1][2] The fossils were found on flatstones at Black Ven in Charmouth, Dorset at 50.7°N 2.9°W / 50.7; -2.9 in a marine environment of the Charmouth Mudstone Formation.[3] The fossils were collected by J. F. Jackson between 1961 and 1963.[3][4] Its sister taxa is Hondelagia.[2] The genus contains one species, the extinct Priscaenigma obtusa, also described by Whalley in 1985. Its forewing is 12.6 centimetres (5.0 in) in length. Only a forewing was found when the species was discovered.[1][5]

Priscaenigma
Temporal range: Jurassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Raphidioptera
Family: †Priscaenigmatidae
Genus: †Priscaenigma
Species:
†P. obtusa
Binomial name
†Priscaenigma obtusa
Whalley, 1985

References
  1. P. E. S. Whalley. 1985. The systematics and palaeogeography of the Lower Jurassic insects of Dorset, England. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Geology) 39(3):107-189. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. "†Priscaenigma: Whalley, 1985 (snakefly)". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. F. E. Zeuner. 1962. Fossil insects from the Lower Lias of Charmouth, Dorset. Bulletin British Museum (Natural History) Geology 7:155-171. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. "Flatstones, Black Ven, Charmouth (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  5. "†Priscaenigma obtusa: Whalley, 1985 (snakefly)". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 August 2012.


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