Insecta - Coleoptera - Coptoclavidae
Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 1986. Beetles. Scarabaeida (=Coleoptera), in Nasekomye v rannemelovykh ekosistemakh zapadnoy Mongolii. The Joint Soviet-Mongolian Palaeontological Expedition 28:84-105
Belongs to Coptoclavella according to A. G. Ponomarenko 1986
Sister taxa: Coptoclavella elegans, Coptoclavella inexpecta, Coptoclavella jurassica, Coptoclavella minor, Coptoclavella purbeckensis, Coptoclavella striata
Type specimen: PIN 3149/995, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Gurvan-Ereny-Nuruu (Outcrop 236/29), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large shale/sandstone in the Gurvan-Eren Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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