†Amarixys stellaris 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
Belongs to Amarixys according to P. A. Selden 1992
Sister taxa: Amarixys gracilis, Amarixys sulcata
Type specimen: FMNH PE32184, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (FMNH collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Mazon Creek (FMNH collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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