†Amarixys Selden 1992 (hooded tickspider)
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Arachnida - Ricinulei - Curculioididae
Full reference: P. A. Selden. 1992. Revision of the fossil ricinuleids. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences 83:595-634
Parent taxon: Curculioididae according to N. Whalen and P. Selden 2020
See also Dunlop et al. 2013 and Selden 1992
Sister taxon: Curculioides
Subtaxa: Amarixys gracilis Amarixys stellaris Amarixys sulcata
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (4: Illinois, Oklahoma collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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