†Poliochera gibbsi Selden 1992 (hooded tickspider)
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Arachnida - Ricinulei - Poliocheridae
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 Poliochera according to P. A. Selden 1992
Sister taxa: Poliochera cretacea, Poliochera glabra, Poliochera punctulata
Type specimen: FMNH PE29176, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Pit 11, Braidwood, Mazon Creek (FMNH coll), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Pit 11, Braidwood, Mazon Creek (FMNH coll)
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