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Scopomegops fax

Arachnida - Araneae - Lagonomegopidae

Taxonomy
Scopomegops fax was named by Guo et al. (2021). Its type specimen is CNU-ARA-MA2020001, an exoskeleton, and it is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (CNU collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar. It is the type species of Scopomegops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Scopomegops fax Guo et al. p. 402 fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
RankNameAuthor
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderAraneomorphaeSmith 1902
superfamilyPalpimanoideaForster and Platnick 1984
familyLagonomegopidae
genusScopomegops
speciesfax

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.

Scopomegops fax Guo et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available