†Geralinura carbonaria Scudder 1884 (whip scorpion)
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Arachnida - Thelyphonida - Thelyphonidae
Synonyms: Geralinura gigantea Petrunkevitch 1913, Geralinura similis Petrunkevitch 1913
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
Belongs to Geralinura according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Petrunkevitch 1913, Petrunkevitch 1949, Scudder 1884, Scudder 1890 and Tetlie and Dunlop 2008
Sister taxon: Geralinura britannica
Type specimens:
- Geralinura carbonaria: Its type locality is Mazon Creek, USNM Lacoe Collection, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois
- Geralinura gigantea: USNM 37976. Its type locality is Mazon Creek, USNM Lacoe Collection, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
- Geralinura similis: USNM 37985. Its type locality is Mazon Creek, USNM Lacoe Collection, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Illinois collections)
Total: 2 collections including 4 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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