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Theridion simplex

Arachnida - Araneae - Theridiidae

Taxonomy
Theridium simplex 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.

It was recombined as Theridion simplex by Petrunkevitch (1942), Petrunkevitch (1958), Marusik and Penney (2004) and Dunlop et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Theridium simplex Koch and Berendt p. 35 figs. Pl 4, fig 24
1942Theridion simplex Petrunkevitch p. 266 figs. 439-441
1958Theridion simplex Petrunkevitch p. 151 figs. 82-90
2004Theridion simplex Marusik and Penney p. 214
2013Theridion simplex Dunlop et al. p. 151

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
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
familyTheridiidaeSundevall 1833
genusTheridionWalckenaer 1805
speciessimplex()

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.

Theridion simplex 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 (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Theridion simplex (123766) Theridium simplex (123757)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Theridium simplex (109625 120811)