Rasstriga
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Domain: | Eukarya
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Genus: | Rasstriga D. S. Aristov & A. P. Rasnitsyn, 2012
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R. americana |
Rasstriga is an extinct genus of insects. It existed in what is now Illinois, U.S.A. during the Pennsylvanian subperiod. It was described by D. S. Aristov and A. P. Rasnitsyn in 2012, and the type species is R. americana.[1] Its body measured 22.5 millimetres in length, while its forewings were about 23 millimetres. It is currently placed in the family Idelinellidae, although its placement is uncertain.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b D. S. Aristov and A. P. Rasnitsyn (2012). "Revision of the family Idelinellidae, with a review of the Permian Eoblattida (Insecta)". Paleontological Journal. 46 (1): 49–60. doi:10.1134/S0031030112010030. S2CID 140189151.
External links[]
- Rasstriga at the Paleobiology Database
Categories:
- Pennsylvanian insects
- Pennsylvanian animals of North America
- Paleozoic insects of North America
- Carboniferous United States
- Fossil taxa described in 2012
- Extinct animals of the United States
- Pennsylvanian first appearances
- Pennsylvanian extinctions