Genus
† Cavoperla Chen, 2023
Nomenclature (1)
- † Cavoperla Chen, 2023: 2. (fossil)
type species by original monotypy † Cavoperla excavata Chen, 2023
Nomenclature references (1)
- Chen, Z.-T. (2023) Cavoperlidae, a new stonefly family (Insecta: Plecoptera) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber of northern Myanmar. Cretaceous Research, 151, 105661: 7 pages. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105661
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Genus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Species | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The genus name is a combination of the words Cavo and perla. The first word refers to the hollow genitalia, while the second word refers to the stonefly genus, Perla Geoffroy, 1762.