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Mimetus

Arachnida - Araneae - Mimetidae

Taxonomy
Mimetus was named by Hentz (1832). It is extant. It is the type genus of Mimetidae.

It was assigned to Mimetidae by Dunlop et al. (2013), Wheeler et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Mimetus Hentz
2013Mimetus Dunlop et al.
2017Mimetus Wheeler et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderAraneomorphaeSmith 1902
EntelegynaeSimon 1893
superfamilyAraneoideaSimon 1895
familyMimetidaeSimon 1881
genusMimetusHentz 1832

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. Mimetus Hentz 1832
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Mimetus bituberculatus Wunderlich 1988
Mimetus brevipes Wunderlich 2004
Mimetus flexuosus Wunderlich 2025
Mimetus longipes Wunderlich 2004
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: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 37.71000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) M. brevipes (110735) M. longipes, M. flexuosus (124318)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) M. sp. (150408)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic M. sp., M. bituberculatus (146557)