Xenogyrinus natans Brodie 1845

Insecta - Coleoptera

Alternative combination: Gyrinus natans

Full reference: P. B. Brodie. 1845. A History of the Fossil Insects in the Secondary Rocks of England Accompanied by a Particular Account of the Strata in which they Occur, and of the Circumstances Connected with their Preservation 1-130

Belongs to Xenogyrinus according to A. Nel 1989

See also Brodie 1845 and Handlirsch 1906

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Forthampton (Brodie collection), which is in a Rhaetian marine horizon in the Lilstock Formation of the United Kingdom

Distribution: found only at Forthampton (Brodie collection)

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