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Taxonomy
Tethneus was named by Scudder (1885).
It was assigned to Epeirinae by Petrunkevitch (1922); and to Araneidae by Dunlop et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Epeirinae by Petrunkevitch (1922); and to Araneidae by Dunlop et al. (2013).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1885 | Tethneus Scudder |
| 1922 | Tethneus Petrunkevitch p. 261 |
| 1985 | Melanites Hong |
| 2013 | Tethneus Dunlop et al. p. 162 |
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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.
G. †Tethneus Scudder 1885
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†Tethneus guyoti Scudder 1890
†Tethneus hentzi Scudder 1885
†Tethneus obduratus Scudder 1890
†Tethneus orbiculatus Hong 1985
†Tethneus provectus Scudder 1890
†Tethneus robustus Petrunkevitch 1922
†Tethneus twenhofeli Petrunkevitch 1922
Invalid names: Melanites Hong 1985 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Burdigalian or 37.00000 to 15.98000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Eocene | USA (Colorado) | T. guyoti (122093) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | T. guyoti, T. obduratus, T. hentzii, T. provectus, T. robustus (106384) T. twenhofeli (35058) | |
| Burdigalian | China (Shandong) | Melanites orbiculatus (128550) |