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Protocteniza

Arachnida

Taxonomy
Protocteniza was named by Petrunkevitch (1949). Its type is Protocteniza britannica.

It was assigned to Arthromygalidae by Petrunkevitch (1949), Dunlop et al. (2013); and to Tetrapulmonata by Selden (2021).

Species
P. britannica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Protocteniza Petrunkevitch p. 277
2013Protocteniza Dunlop et al.
2021Protocteniza Selden p. 348

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
RankNameAuthor
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
genusProtocteniza

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. †Protocteniza Petrunkevitch 1949
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†Protocteniza britannica Petrunkevitch 1949
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: Westphalian B or 316.90000 to 314.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (Staffordshire) P. britannica (34935)