Priscaenigma
Extinct genus of insects
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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 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: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Raphidioptera |
| Family: | †Priscaenigmatidae |
| Genus: | †Priscaenigma |
| Species: | †P. obtusa |
| Binomial name | |
| †Priscaenigma obtusa Whalley, 1985 | |
