Arachnida - Araneae - Theridiidae
Full reference: M. Á García-Villafuerte and G. Carbot-Chanona. 2022. Taxonomic names, in The first fossil record of the genus Phycosoma (Araneae, Theridiidae) from the lower Miocene Mexican amber, with the description of a new species. Journal of Paleontology 96:1346-1353
Belongs to Phycosoma according to M. Á. García-Villafuerte and G. Carbot-Chanona 2022
Sister taxon: Lasaeola (Phycosoma) inclinata
Type specimen: IHNFG-5975, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Montecristo amber mines, Simojovel de Allende (IHNFG collection), which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Mexico.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Montecristo amber mines, Simojovel de Allende (IHNFG collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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