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Amblypygi (whip spider)

Arachnida - Amblypygi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Phrynus fossilis Keferstein
1883Amblypygi Thorell
1887Phrynus marioni Gourret p. 489 figs. Pl 21, fig 11
2007Amblypygi Shultz
2014Amblypygi Garwood and Dunlop p. 23
2017Amblypygi Clouse et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
Schizotarsata
PedipalpiBorner 1904
orderAmblypygiThorell 1883
orderAmblypygiThorell 1883

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.

Or. Amblypygi Thorell 1883 [whip spider]
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Subor. Euamblypygi Weygoldt 1996
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G. †Sorellophrynus Harvey 2002
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Sorellophrynus carbonarius Petrunkevitch 1913
Invalid names: Protophrynus Petrunkevitch 1913 [replaced]
Unr. Unidistitarsata Engel and Grimaldi 2014
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G. †Burmacharon Hu et al. 2020
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Burmacharon dunlopi Hu et al. 2020
G. †Kronocharon Engel and Grimaldi 2014
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Kronocharon engeli Wunderlich 2015
Kronocharon longicalcaris Wunderlich 2015
Kronocharon prendinii Engel and Grimaldi 2014
Infraor. Neoamblypygi Weygoldt 1996
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Superfm. Phrynoidea Blanchard 1852
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Fm. Phrynidae Blanchard 1852
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Invalid names: Electrophrynidae Petrunkevitch 1971 [synonym]
Subor. Paleoamblypygi Weygoldt 1996
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Fm. Paracharontidae Weygoldt 1996
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G. †Paracharonopsis Engel and Grimaldi 2014
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Paracharonopsis cambayensis Engel and Grimaldi 2014
Fm. †Weygoldtinidae Dunlop 2018
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G. †Weygoldtina Dunlop 2018
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Weygoldtina anglica Pocock 1911
Weygoldtina scudderi Pocock 1911
Invalid names: Paracharontoidea Weygoldt 1996 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Thelyphrynus Petrunkevitch 1913
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Thelyphrynus elongatus Petrunkevitch 1913
Invalid names: Phrynus fossilis Keferstein 1834 [nomen dubium]
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 B to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 316.90000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 314.6 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6Belgium Protophrynus carbonarius (155636)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Graeophonus anglicus (34906 34907 34908 34935)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Graeophonus anglicus (125238)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8United Kingdom Graeophonus anglicus (34909)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Graeophonus carbonarius (21981) Thelyphrynus elongatus, Protophrynus carbonarius (146857)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Britopygus weygoldti (122557)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Burmacharon dunlopi (161726) Kronocharon engeli, Kronocharon longicalcaris (144466)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar (Kachin) Kronocharon prendinii (123113)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Gujarat) Paracharonopsis cambayensis (124463)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Phrynus marioni (122487)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Electrophrynus mirus (140217) Phrynus mexicana (125757)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Phrynus luisdearmasi (153459) Tarantula resinae (122474)