†Lagonomegops americanus Penney 2005 (spider)
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Arachnida - Araneae - Lagonomegopidae
Full reference: D. Penney. 2005. The fossil spider family Lagonomegopidae. The Journal of Arachnology 33:439-444
Belongs to Lagonomegops according to J. Wunderlich 2015
See also Dunlop et al. 2013 and Penney 2005
Sister taxa: Lagonomegops cor, Lagonomegops sukatchevae, Lagonomegops tuber
Type specimen: AMNH NJ-556, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits), which is in a Turonian delta plain amber/lignite in the Raritan Formation of New Jersey.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: New Jersey collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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