†Cretalbiana sukatshevae Alexeev 2013 (jewel beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Full reference: A. V. Alexeev. 2013. New jewel beetles (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) from Cretaceous deposits of Russia. Paleontological Journal 47:303-306
Belongs to Cretalbiana according to A. V. Alexeev 2013
Sister taxon: Cretalbiana major
Type specimen: PIN 3800/1187, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Khetana River, outcrop 2/19 (PIN collection 3800), which is in a Coniacian lacustrine mudstone in the Amka Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Khetana River, outcrop 2/19 (PIN collection 3800)
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