Cardiosyne is an extinct genus of beetles from the Triassic of Argentina. It was originally tentatively classified in Elateridae, but in 2020 it was transferred to Coleoptera incertae sedis.[2]

Cardiosyne
Temporal range: 235.0–221.5 Ma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: incertae sedis
Genus: Cardiosyne
Martins-Neto & Gallego in Martins-Neto, Gallego & Mancuso, 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)

Species

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Cardiosyne obesa

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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.

Cardiosyne elegans

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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

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  1. ^ Martins-Neto, R. G.; Gallego, O. F.; Mancuso, A. C. (2006). "The Triassic insect fauna from Argentina. Coleoptera from the Los Rastros Formation (Bermejo Basin), La Rioja Province". Ameghiniana. 43 (3): 591–609.
  2. ^ Kundrata, Robin; Packova, Gabriela; Hoffmannova, Johana (2020-06-26). "Fossil Genera in Elateridae (Insecta, Coleoptera): A Triassic Origin and Jurassic Diversification". Insects. 11 (6): 394. doi:10.3390/insects11060394. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 7348820. PMID 32604761.
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