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Araneus emertoni

Arachnida - Araneae - Araneidae

Taxonomy
Epeira emertoni was named by Scudder (1890). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.

It was recombined as Araneus emertoni by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Epeira emertoni Scudder p. 87 figs. Pl 11, figs 15,19
1922Epeira emertoni Petrunkevitch p. 270
2013Araneus emertoni Dunlop et al. p. 160

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
RankNameAuthor
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderAraneomorphaeSmith 1902
EntelegynaeSimon 1893
superfamilyAraneoideaSimon 1895
Orbipurae
familyAraneidaeSimon 1895
genusAraneus
speciesemertoni()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Araneus emertoni Scudder 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available