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Mesothelae

Arachnida - Araneae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Mesothelae Selden p. 586
2008Mesothelae Štamberg and Zajíc p. 53
2013Mesothelae Dunlop et al.
2014Mesothelae Selden et al. p. 301
2017Mesothelae Wheeler et al.
2021Mesothelae Selden

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
—Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderMesothelae
suborderMesothelae

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.

Subor. Mesothelae
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Fm. †Arthrolycosidae Fritsch 1904
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G. †Arthrolycosa Harger 1874
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†Arthrolycosa antiqua Harger 1874
†Arthrolycosa wolterbeeki Dunlop 2023
G. †Protolycosa Roemer 1866
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†Protolycosa cebennensis Laurentiaux-Vieira and Laurentiaux 1963
†Protolycosa danielsi Petrunkevitch 1913
†Protolycosa suazoi Selden 2021
Fm. †Arthromygalidae Petrunkevitch 1923
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G. †Arthromygale Petrunkevitch 1923
G. †Geralycosa Kušta 1889
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†Geralycosa fricii Kušta 1889
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Invalid names: Arthrolycosa beecheri Fritsch 1904 [synonym], Arthrolycosa fortis Fritsch 1904 [synonym]
Fm. †Burmathelidae Wunderlich 2017
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G. †Burmathele Wunderlich 2017
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†Burmathele biseriata Wunderlich 2017
Fm. †Cretaceothelidae Wunderlich 2017
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G. †Cretaceothele Wunderlich 2015
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†Cretaceothele lata Wunderlich 2015
G. †Eolycosa Kušta 1886
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†Eolycosa lorenzi Kušta 1886
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Invalid names: Scudderia carbonaria Kušta 1889 [synonym]
Invalid names: Kustaria Petrunkevitch 1953 [synonym], Scudderia Kušta 1889 [synonym]
Fm. †Eomesothelidae Wunderlich 2019
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G. †Eomesothele Wunderlich 2019
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†Eomesothele noninclinata Wunderlich 2019
G. †Intermesothele Wunderlich 2019
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†Intermesothele pulcher Wunderlich 2019
Fm. †Palaeothelidae Selden 2021
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G. †Palaeothele Selden 2000
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†Palaeothele onoi Selden 2021
Invalid names: Eothele Selden 1996 [replaced]
Fm. †Parvithelidae Wunderlich 2017
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G. †Parvithele Wunderlich 2017
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†Parvithele muelleri Wunderlich 2017
†Parvithele spinipes Wunderlich 2017
G. †Pulvillothele Wunderlich 2017
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†Pulvillothele haupti Wunderlich 2017
Invalid names: Liphistiidae Thorell 1869 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Grouping: solitaryc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 318.70000 to 93.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 316.9 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Poland Protolycosa anthracophila (147006)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czech Republic (Central Bohemian) Geralycosa fritschi, Scudderia carbonaria, Eolycosa lorenzi, Arthrolycosa fortis, Arthrolycosa beecheri (126152)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8Russian Federation Arthrolycosa sp. B (149705)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5United Kingdom (Somerset) Arthrolycosa sp. (216068)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Arthrolycosa antiqua, Palaeothele onoi (112630) Arthrolycosa danielsi (146857)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5Germany (Lower Saxony) Arthrolycosa wolterbeeki (231871)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (New Mexico) Protolycosa suazoi (219795)
Kasimovian - Gzhelian307.0 - 298.9Russian Federation Arthrolycosa sp. A (102503)
Stephanian A305.1 - 301.5France Protolycosa cebennensis (147000)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0France Eothele montceauensis (34902 122490)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation (Kirov) Arthrolycosa sp. (105058)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Cretaceothele lata, Burmathele sp., Burmathele biseriata, Parvithelidae indet. 1, Parvithelidae indet. 2, Parvithelidae indet. 3, Parvithele sp., Parvithele muelleri, Parvithele spinipes, Pulvillothele haupti, Eomesothele noninclinata (144466) Mesothelae indet., Burmathele sp., Intermesothele pulcher (184692)