†Canthochilum alleni Tarasov and Vaz-de-Mello 2016 (scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Full reference: S. Tarasov and F. Z. Vaz-de-Mello. 2016. Taxonomic names, in A review and phylogeny of Scarabaeine dung beetle fossils (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), with the description of two Canthochilum species from Dominican amber. PeerJ 4(e1988):1-35
Belongs to Canthochilum according to S. Tarasov and F. Z. Vaz-de-Mello 2016
Sister taxon: Canthochilum philipsivieorum
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dominican amber (CEMT coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (CEMT coll)
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