Cardiosyne

Cardiosyne
Temporal range: 235.0–221.5 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Elateroidea
Family: Elateridae
Genus: Cardiosyne
Martins-Neto & Gallego, 2006[1]
Species
  • Cardiosyne elegans Martins Neto & Gallego in Martins-Neto, Gallego & Mancuso, 2006
  • Cardiosyne obesa Martins Neto & Gallego in Martins-Neto, Gallego & Mancuso, 2006 (type)

Cardiosyne is an extinct genus of click beetles from the Triassic of Argentina.

C. obesa

It is the type species of the genus. The type specimen is an elytron with record number PULR-I 324. Its type locality is Picos Gemelos (5th cycle), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - large claystone in the Los Rastros Formation of Argentina.

C. elegans

The type specimen is an elytron with record number PULR-I 312. Its type locality is Rio Gualo (5th cycle), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - large claystone in the Los Rastros Formation of Argentina.

References

  1. R. G. Martins-Neto and O. F. Gallego. 2006. Taxonomy; The Triassic insect fauna from Argentina. Coleoptera from the Los Rastros Formation (Bermejo Basin), La Rioja Province. Ameghiniana 43(3):1-20

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