Arachnida - Trigonotarbida - Anthracomartidae
Alternative combinations: Anthracomartus volkeli, Anthracomartus volkelianus
Full reference: F. Karsch. 1882. Ueber ein neues Spinnenthier aus der schlesischen Steinkohle und die Arachniden der Steinkohlen-formation überhaupt. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 34:556-561
Belongs to Anthracomartus according to M. Hyzny et al. 2013
See also Dunlop et al. 2013, Dunlop and Rößler 2002, Fritsch 1904, Karsch 1882, Petrunkevitch 1953, Pruvost 1922, Pruvost 1930 and Selden and Pillola 2009
Sister taxa: Anthracomartus bohemica, Anthracomartus carcinoides, Anthracomartus elegans, Anthracomartus granulatus, Anthracomartus hindi, Anthracomartus janae, Anthracomartus kustae, Anthracomartus minor, Anthracomartus nyranensis, Anthracomartus palatinus, Anthracomartus priesti, Anthracomartus radvanicensis, Anthracomartus triangularis, Anthracomartus trilobitus, Brachylycosa manebachensis
Type specimen: BGR Berlin 09446, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rubengrube, near Neurode (Nowa Ruda), which is in a Westphalian A terrestrial shale/coal in the Zacler Formation of Poland.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Belgium (1 collection), Italy (1), Poland (1), Slovakia (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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