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Syphax megacephalus

Arachnida - Araneae - Thomisidae

Taxonomy
Syphax megacephalus was named by Koch and Berendt (1854). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Berendt collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Poland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Syphax megacephalus Koch and Berendt p. 77 figs. Pl 8, fig 71
2004Syphax megacephalus Wunderlich p. 1752 figs. 1-3; photos 401-404
2013Syphax megacephalus Dunlop et al. p. 179

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
RankNameAuthor
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderAraneomorphaeSmith 1902
EntelegynaeSimon 1893
superfamilyLycosoideaSundevall 1833
familyThomisidaeSundevall 1833
subfamilyStephanopinaePickard-Cambridge 1871
tribeSyphaxini
genusSyphax
speciesmegacephalus

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.

Syphax megacephalus Koch and Berendt 1854
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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: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Syphax megacephalus (type locality: 109625 120813)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Syphax megacephalus (127625)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Syphax megacephalus (110735 124318)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Syphax megacephalus (149475)