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Phrynoidea

Arachnida - Amblypygi

Taxonomy
Phrynoidea was named by Blanchard (1852). It is extant. Its type is Phrynus.

It was assigned to Unidistitarsata by Engel and Grimaldi (2014); and to Neoamblypygi by Dunlop et al. (2013), Garwood et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Phrynoidea Blanchard
2013Phrynoidea Dunlop et al. p. 190
2014Phrynoidea Engel and Grimaldi p. 3
2017Phrynoidea Garwood et al. p. 12

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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
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
RankNameAuthor
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
—Schizotarsata
—PedipalpiBorner 1904
orderAmblypygiThorell 1883
suborderEuamblypygiWeygoldt 1996
—Unidistitarsata
infraorderNeoamblypygiWeygoldt 1996
superfamilyPhrynoideaBlanchard 1852
superfamilyPhrynoideaBlanchard 1852

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.

Superfm. Phrynoidea Blanchard 1852
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Fm. Phrynidae Blanchard 1852
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G. †Britopygus Dunlop and Martill 2002
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†Britopygus weygoldti Dunlop and Martill 2002
G. Phrynus Lamarck 1801
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†Phrynus luisdearmasi Dunlop and Bartel 2025
†Phrynus poinari Dunlop and Bartel 2025
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Invalid names: Phrynus mexicana Poinar and Brown 2004 [replaced]
†Phrynus resinae Schawaller 1979
Invalid names: Tarantula Fabricius 1793 [replaced]
Invalid names: Electrophrynidae Petrunkevitch 1971 [synonym], Electrophrynus Petrunkevitch 1971 [nomen dubium], Electrophrynus mirus Petrunkevitch 1971 [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 Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 119.57000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Britopygus weygoldti (122557)
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)