Subfamily Silphinae Latreille 1807 (carrion beetle)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Silphidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 69962
Parent taxon: Silphidae according to R. P. Webster 2016
Sister taxa: Aclypea, Eusilpha, Heterosilpha, Nicrophorinae, Phosphuga, Xylodrepa
Subtaxa: Necrodes, Pliosilpha, Silpha, Thanatophilus
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