†Opellianus fissura Wunderlich 2023 (hackled orb-weaver)
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Arachnida - Araneae - Uloboridae
Full reference: J. Wunderlich. 2023. Contribution to the fossil spider (Araneida) fauna in Eocene Baltic and Rovno amber. Beiträge zur Araneologie 16:113-161
Belongs to Opellianus according to J. Wunderlich 2023
Sister taxa: Opellianus excellens, Opellianus kazimierasi, Opellianus ludwigi
Type specimen: F3766/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)
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