Electrocteniza sadilenkoi Eskov and Zonstein 2000 (cork-lid trapdoor spider)

Arachnida - Araneae - Ctenizidae

Full reference: K. Y. Eskov and S. L. Zonstein. 2000. The first ctenizoid mygalomorph spiders from Eocene Baltic amber (Araneida: Mygalomorphae: Ctenizidae). Paleontological Journal 34(Suppl 3):S268-S274

Belongs to Electrocteniza according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013

See also Eskov and Zonstein 2000

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PIN 363/88, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic amber, Yantarnyi village (PIN collection 363), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Baltic amber, Yantarnyi village (PIN collection 363)

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