genus
† Vrtula Vršanský, 2008
Type
type species by original monotypy of
Nomenclature (1)
- † Vrtula Vršanský, 2008: 132-133. (fossil)
type species by original monotypy † Vrtula sama Vršanský, 2008 in Vršanský, 2008: 132
Nomenclature references (1)
- Vršanský, P. (2008) New blattarians and a review of dictyopteran assemblages from the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 53(1), 129–136.
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| species | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
From the Slovakian vrt, a drill, and the genus name Blattula. Vrtuľa in Slovakian also means propeller, alluding to its improved flight abilities.