†Nephila pennatipes Scudder 1885 (golden silk orb-weaver)
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Arachnida - Araneae - Araneidae
Belongs to Nephila according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Petrunkevitch 1922 and Scudder 1890
Sister taxa: Nephila breviembolus, Nephila dommeli, Nephila furca
Type specimen: Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant (MCZ Collection)
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