†Palaeothele montceauensis Selden 1996 (spider)
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Arachnida - Araneae - Palaeothelidae
Alternative combination: Eothele montceauensis
Full reference: P. A. Selden. 1996. First fossil mesothele spider, from the Carboniferous of France. Revue Suisse de Zoologie hors série:585-596
Belongs to Palaeothele according to P. A. Selden 2021
See also Dunlop et al. 2013, Selden 1996 and Selden 2000
Sister taxon: Palaeothele onoi
Type specimen: MHNA 51961, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Montceau-les-Mines (Sotty MNHN/MHNA coll), which is in a Stephanian B deltaic mudstone in France.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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