†Pellobunus proavus Cokendolpher 1987 (harvestman)
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Arachnida - Opiliones - Samoidae
Full reference: J. C. Cokendolpher. 1987. A new species of fossil Pellobunus from Dominican Republic amber (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangodidae). Caribbean Journal of Science 22(3-4):205-211
Belongs to Pellobunus according to J. C. Cokendolpher 1987
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NMNH 5230, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (USNM Brodzinsky Lopez-Pena coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (USNM Brodzinsky Lopez-Pena coll)
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