Arachnida - Araneae - Thomisidae
Full reference: J. Wunderlich. 2015. Description of an unusual fossil crab spider (Araneae: Thomisidae s. l.: Stephanopinae) in Eocene Baltic amber. Mesozoic Spiders (Araneae): Ancient Spider Faunas and Spider Evolution, Beiträge zur Araneologie 9:7-14
Belongs to Syphax according to J. Wunderlich 2015
Sister taxa: Syphax asper, Syphax crassipes, Syphax fuliginosus, Syphax gracilis, Syphax megacephalus, Syphax thoracicus
Type specimen: F2542/BB/CJW, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic amber (Wunderlich collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic amber (Wunderlich collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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