PaleoDB taxon number: 181999
Full reference: A. Bode. 1953. Die Insektenfauna des Ostniedersachsischen Oberen Lias. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 103:1-375
Parent taxon: Coleoptera according to A. Bode 1953
Sister taxa: Adelidium, Adephaga, Adikia, Adynasia, Allognosis, Allopliosilpha, Anancaeon, Anapiptus, Anepismus, Angelinella, Anhuistoma, Anhydrophilus, Anomerus, Anypostatus, Apheloodes, Apiaria, Apicasia, Apioderes, Apiopyrenides, Apistotes, Apsychus, Aptilotitus, Archostemata, Archosyne, Auchenophorites, Bareus, Bathygerus, Bellingera, Bellingeropsis, Blaptoides, Bothroptera, Brachylaimon, Brachytrachelites, Brevispinnatus, Brodiola, Bucklandula, Buprestium, Carabicina, Carabocera, Cardioides, Cerylonopsis, Chimaerocoleites, Chlaeniopsis, Chrysomelidium, Chrysomelophana, Cistelites, Clinomerus, Coccinellophana, Coleopteron, Colymbetopsis, Coprophagi, Cretaceites, Cretofalselaterium, Cretogermen, Critoderma, Cryptauchenia, Curculidium, Curculiopsidae, Curculium, Cyphospheron, Darbiopelta, Diachoristes, Diaperidium, Diatarastus, Diatrypamene, Dicyphelus, Diphymation, Diplocelides, Diplothece, Doggeria, Dysarestus, Ecthlimma, Elateridopsis, Elytrulum, Enamma, Entomocantharus, Entomophagi, Eocoleopteron, Episcepes, Epomenus, Erotylites, Etheridgea, Eurynotellus, Eurysphinctus, Eusarcantarus, Explansimarginis, Flichea, Gastroratus, Glaphoptera, Glaphyropterites, Glaphyropterula, Grahamelytron, Grasselites, Gurvanocoleus, Gyrinites, Gyrinulopsis, Halticophana, Harpalidium, Heeriaopsis, Helophoropsis, Helopidium, Helopium, Hubeicoleus, Hydrocanthares, Hydroicetes, Hydrophilites, Hydroporopsis, Hyperomima, Jurodidae, Kamaroma, Katapiptus, Keleusticus, Kibdelia, Laimocenos, Lamiites, Lamiophanes, Latridiites, Leioodes, Leptomites, Leptosolenophorus, Longimaxilla, Loxocamarotus, Macrogastri, Macrotrachelites, Malacodermi, Malacodermidae, Masselytron, Megacentrus, Megachorites, Melanophilites, Melanophilopsis, Menephiloides, Mesoncus, Mesorhynchophora, Mesosagrites, Mesotricupes, Mesotylites, Metanastes, Microcoleopteron, Microentomus, Myxophaga, Nannoodes, Nebrioides, Necrophagi, Nubili, Omogongylus, Onkedodimus, Ooidellus, Ooperiglyptus, Ooperioristus, Oxycephalites, Oxytoroptera, Pachycoleon, Pachypleurites, Paklapwania, Palaeotrachys, Palaeotylinae, Pallax, Palpatores, Pantodapus, Paracurculium, Paragyrinus, Parasilphites, Parnidium, Parnosoma, Pedinosoma, Peltocoleops, Periboloptera, Peridosoma, Permocoleus, Petalocupes, Petrorophus, Phaulogyrinus, Pholipheron, Phytoplesion, Pimeliodes, Plastobuprestites, Plastonebria, Platyprosopi, Pleuralocista, Polypamon, Polyphaga, Ponomarenkiidae, Prionophana, Prochrysomela, Proheuristes, Prophasis, Prosthecogmus, Prosthenostictus, Protocoleoptera, Protocuneus, Pseudobuprestites, Pseudocarabites, Pseudocurculionites, Pseudocymindis, Pseudocyphon, Pseudoelateropsis, Pseudohydrophilites, Pseudoprionites, Pseudotelephorus, Pseudotenebrio, Pseudus, Pyrochroophana, Rhomaleus, Rhynchophori, Saprophagi, Scalopoides, Semiglobus, Sideriosemion, Silphidium, Sinoelaterium, Sitonites, Smodicoptera, Sojanocoleidae, Sphaericites, Sternoxi, Stictulus, Strongylites, Strullendorfia, Telephorium, Tetillopsis, Tetragonides, Thurmannia, Toksunius, Tolype, Triadocoleopteron, Trichelepturgetes, Tridigitati, Tripsalis, Trixagites, Trochiscites, Trochmalus, Trypocoleus, Tychon, Ulomites, Velenovskya, Versicolores, Wollastonia, Xenogyrinus, Xylophagi, Xylotupia, Yanqingia, Zetemenos
Subtaxa: Gastrodelus decapitatus, Gastrodelus dispertitus
Type: Gastrodelus decapitatus
Ecology: epifaunal grazer