Poliochera Scudder 1884 (hooded tickspider)

Arachnida - Ricinulei - Poliocheridae

Alternative spelling: Polyochera

Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1884. A contribution to our knowledge of Paleozoic Arachnida. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 20:15-22

Parent taxon: Poliocheridae according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013

See also Petrunkevitch 1913, Petrunkevitch 1949, Petrunkevitch 1953 and Scudder 1884

Sister taxon: Terpsicroton

Subtaxa: Poliochera cretacea Poliochera gibbsi Poliochera glabra Poliochera punctulata

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Myanmar (1 collection)

• Carboniferous of United States (4: Illinois)

Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences

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