Clathrotitan

Clathrotitan; Temporal range: Anisian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Forewing of Clathrotitan andersoni (Scale bar: 10 mm)
	Speculative diagrammatic reconstruction, missing elements reconstructed after Gigatitan
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	†Titanoptera
Family:	†Mesotitanidae
Genus:	†Clathrotitan; McKeown, 1937
Type species
	Clathrotitan andersoni; McKeown, 1937
Species
	C. andersoni McKeown, 1937; C. scullyi? Tillyard, 1925;
Synonyms
	Clatrotitan McKeown, 1937 (misspelled)

Clathrotitan, also called as Clatrotitan^[1] is an extinct genus of titanopteran insect, known from the Triassic of Australia.^[2] It is originally described from a species, C. andersoni, then later study considered that Mesotitan scullyi as species of Clathrotitan too, synonymizing C. andersoni to C. scullyi. But another study synonymized Mesotitan and Clathrotitan. A study in 2021 proposed to keep the two genera Clathrotitan and Mesotitan separated, keeping Mesotitan only include type species M. giganteus and keeping two species Clathrotitan.^[3] 2024 study supported to synonymize C. scullyi and C. andersoni.^[1] C. andersoni had a large forewing, which was 13.8 centimetres (5.4 in) long.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b McLean, Graham (2024-08-28). "Sydney Basin in the Triassic—a review of the geology, flora and fauna, and ecosystems. The Hawkesbury Sandstone". Technical Reports of the Australian Museum (online). 40: 1–44. doi:10.3853/j.1835-4211.40.2024.1902. ISSN 1835-4211.
^ "Fossilworks: Clatrotitan". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
^ Schubnel, Thomas; Legendre, Frédéric; Roques, Patrick; Garrouste, Romain; Cornette, Raphaël; Perreau, Michel; Perreau, Naïl; Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure; Nel, André (2021-07-08). "Sound vs. light: wing-based communication in Carboniferous insects". Communications Biology. 4 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02281-0. ISSN 2399-3642. PMC 8266802. PMID 34239029. S2CID 235777698.
^ McKeown, Keith C. (1937-05-15). "New fossil insect wings (Protohemiptera, family Mesotitanidae)". Records of the Australian Museum. 20 (1): 31–37. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.20.1937.565. ISSN 0067-1975.^{[permanent dead link]}

[:0-1] McLean, Graham (2024-08-28). "Sydney Basin in the Triassic—a review of the geology, flora and fauna, and ecosystems. The Hawkesbury Sandstone". Technical Reports of the Australian Museum (online). 40: 1–44. doi:10.3853/j.1835-4211.40.2024.1902. ISSN 1835-4211.

[2] "Fossilworks: Clatrotitan". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2022-05-22.

[3] Schubnel, Thomas; Legendre, Frédéric; Roques, Patrick; Garrouste, Romain; Cornette, Raphaël; Perreau, Michel; Perreau, Naïl; Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure; Nel, André (2021-07-08). "Sound vs. light: wing-based communication in Carboniferous insects". Communications Biology. 4 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02281-0. ISSN 2399-3642. PMC 8266802. PMID 34239029. S2CID 235777698.

[4] McKeown, Keith C. (1937-05-15). "New fossil insect wings (Protohemiptera, family Mesotitanidae)". Records of the Australian Museum. 20 (1): 31–37. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.20.1937.565. ISSN 0067-1975.^{[permanent dead link]}

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