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Opisthoptera

Species

Opisthoptera alternata Ulrich
Occurrence: Waynesville, Whitewater
Reference: Pojeta, 1966
includes junior synonyms Opisthoptera obliqua and Opisthoptera extenuata

Opisthoptera ampla Ulrich
Occurrence: Fairmount
Reference: Pojeta, 1966
generic assignment uncertain; may belong to Ambonychia, Anomalodonta, or a new genus

Opisthoptera casei (Meek & Worthen)
Occurrence: Waynesville, Whitewater, Elkhorn
Reference: Pojeta, 1966; Pojeta, 1971
formerly Anomalodonta casei and Megaptera casei;
Includes specimens formerly assigned to Opisthoptera fissicosta

Opisthoptera laticostata Ulrich
Occurrence: Waynesville
Reference: Pojeta, 1966
generic assignment uncertain; may belong to Ambonychia, Anomalodonta, or a new genus

Opisthoptera notabilis Ulrich
Occurrence: Fairmount
Reference: Pojeta, 1966
generic assignment uncertain; may belong to Ambonychia, Anomalodonta, or a new genus

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