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Harpalus nitens
Taxonomy
Carabites nitens was named by Heer (1870). Its type specimen is Nat. Riks. Ar.35, an elytra (apical part), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Cap Staratschin, which is in a Danian/Selandian delta plain shale in the Firkanten Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
It was recombined as Harpalus nitens by Birket-Smith (1977).
It was recombined as Harpalus nitens by Birket-Smith (1977).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1870 | Carabites nitens Heer p. 73 figs. Pl 16, figs 19,20 |
| 1977 | Harpalus nitens Birket-Smith p. 9 fig. 3 |
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†Harpalus nitens Heer 1870
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available