Insecta - Coleoptera - Ommatidae
Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 1997. New beetles of the family Cupedidae from the Mesozoic of Mongoloa. Ommatini, Mesocupedini, Priacmini. Paleontological Journal 31:389-399
Belongs to Tetraphalerus according to A. G. Kirejtshuk 2020
See also Ponomarenko 1997
Sister taxa: Tetraphalerus brevis, Tetraphalerus collaris, Tetraphalerus glabratus, Tetraphalerus largicoxa, Tetraphalerus mongolicus, Tetraphalerus penalveri, Tetraphalerus ponomarenkoi
Type specimen: PIN 3559/6053, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Bon Tsagaan (PIN collection 3559, outcrop 87/8), which is in an Aptian lacustrine siliciclastic in the Dzun-Bain Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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