Priscaenigma

<i>Priscaenigma</i>

Priscaenigma

Extinct genus of insects

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]

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References

  1. [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. [2]
    "†Priscaenigma: Whalley, 1985 (snakefly)". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. [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. [4]
    "Flatstones, Black Ven, Charmouth (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  5. [5]
    "†Priscaenigma obtusa: Whalley, 1985 (snakefly)". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

50.7°N 2.9°W / 50.7; -2.9


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