Cretaraneus martinsnetoi Mesquita 1996 (spider)

Arachnida - Araneae

Full reference: M. V. Mesquita. 1996. Cretaraneus martinsnetoi n. sp. (Araneoide) da Formação Santana, Cretáceo Inferior da Bacia do Araripe. Revista Universidade Guarulhos - Série Geociências 1(3):24-31

Belongs to Cretaraneus according to M. V. Mesquita 1996

Sister taxa: Cretaraneus liaoningensis, Cretaraneus vilaltae

Type specimen: UnG/1T-50, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Crato, Tatajuba farm, Araripe Basin, which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large limestone in the Crato Formation of Brazil.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Crato, Tatajuba farm, Araripe Basin

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