†Atomaria protogaea Heer 1862 (silken fungus beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Cryptophagidae
Full reference: O. Heer. 1862. Beiträge zur Insektenfauna Oeningens: Coleoptera. Geodephagen, Hydrocanthariden, Gyriniden, Brachelytren, Clavicornen, Lamellicornen und Buprestiden. Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem 16(2):1-90
Belongs to Atomaria according to O. Heer 1862
Sister taxa: Atomaria (Anchicera), Atomaria (Atomaria), Atomaria mesomela
Type specimen: Its type locality is Oeningen (Bruckmann collection), which is in a Sarmatian crater lake limestone in the Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation of Germany
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Oeningen (Bruckmann collection)
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