Petrimordella
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| Petrimordella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Genus: | †Petrimordella Batelka et al, 2023 |
Petrimordella is a collective group of extinct beetle species, in the tumbing flower beetle family Mordellidae. A collective or informal group is 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.[1][2]
The species of Petrimordella have been found in the Oligocene of France and Germany, and in the Eocene of Colorado.[1]