Petrimordella scudderiana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Informal group: | †Petrimordella |
| Species: | †P. scudderiana
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| †Petrimordella scudderiana (Wickham, 1914)
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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
- ^ a b "Paleobiology Database, †Petrimordella scudderiana Wickham 1914 (tumbling flower beetle)". Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ^ a b "ICZN Glossary". Retrieved 2025-02-28.