Priscaenigma

Priscaenigma Temporal range: Jurassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Raphidioptera
Family:	† Priscaenigmatidae
Genus:	† Priscaenigma
Species:	†P. obtusa
Binomial name
†Priscaenigma obtusa Whalley, 1985

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°42′N2°54′W / 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]}

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.