Petrimordella scudderiana

Petrimordella scudderiana
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Mordellidae
Informal group: †Petrimordella
Species:
†P. scudderiana
Binomial name
†Petrimordella scudderiana
(Wickham, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Mordellistena scudderiana Wickham, 1914

Petrimordella scudderiana is a fossil species of tumbling flower beetles the family Mordellidae. It was discovered in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.[1]

Petrimordella is a collective group, a convenient way to classify a group of species that cannot be allocated with confidence to normal genera. Collective groups are treated as genus-group names with special provisions.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Paleobiology Database, †Petrimordella scudderiana Wickham 1914 (tumbling flower beetle)". Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  2. ^ a b "ICZN Glossary". Retrieved 2025-02-28.


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