Insecta - Coleoptera - Ommatidae
Full reference: C. Soriano and X. Delclos. 2006. New cupedid beetles from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain and the palaeogeography of the family. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 51:185-200
Belongs to Tetraphalerus according to C. Soriano and X. Delclos 2006
Sister taxa: Tetraphalerus brevis, Tetraphalerus collaris, Tetraphalerus glabratus, Tetraphalerus largicoxa, Tetraphalerus mongolicus, Tetraphalerus notatus, Tetraphalerus penalveri
Type specimen: MCCM LH 78, an exoskeleton (lacking part of antennae and fore legs). Its type locality is Las Hoyas (MCCM collection), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large limestone/packstone in the La Huérguina Formation of Spain.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Las Hoyas (MCCM collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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