†Protogyrininus sculpturatus Mjöberg 1905 (whirligig beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Gyrinidae
Alternative combination: Gyrinus sculpturatus
Synonym: Protogyrininus confinis Hatch 1927
Full reference: E. Mjöberg. 1905. Über eine schwedische interglaciale Gyrinus-species. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlinger 27:233-236
Belongs to Protogyrininus according to G. T. Gustafson and K. B. Miller 2013
See also Hatch 1927 and Mjöberg 1905
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Protogyrininus sculpturatus: Its type locality is Härnösand, which is in a Pleistocene pond peat in Sweden
- Protogyrininus confinis: Its type locality is Scarborough Bluffs (Coleman collection), which is in a Pleistocene lacustrine deltaic siltstone in the Scarborough Formation of Canada.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Ontario collection), Sweden (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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