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Anthracomartus

Arachnida - Trigonotarbida - Anthracomartidae

Taxonomy

Anthracomartus was named by Karsch (1882). It is the type genus of Anthracomartidae.

It was assigned to Architarbidae by Karsch (1882); to Arachnida by Scudder (1893); and to Anthracomartidae by Haase (1890), Pruvost (1919), Pruvost (1922), Petrunkevitch (1945), Petrunkevitch (1949), Dunlop and Rößler (2002), Selden and Pillola (2009), Wright and Selden (2011), Hyzny et al. (2013), Dunlop et al. (2013), Shanks and Selden (2022).

Species

A. bohemica, A. carcinoides (syn. Promygale rotundata, Arthrolycosa salticoides), A. elegans, A. granulatus, A. hindi (syn. Cryptomartus meyeri, Cleptomartus planus), A. janae, A. kustae, A. minor (syn. A. socius), A. nyranensis, A. palatinus, A. priesti (syn. Cleptomartus plautus, A. denuiti), A. radvanicensis, A. triangularis, A. trilobitus, A. voelkelianus, Brachylycosa manebachensis

Synonyms

Promygale was named by Fritsch (1899).

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracomartus by Dunlop et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Anthracomartidae by Petrunkevitch (1953).
Perneria was named by Fritsch (1904).

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracomartus by Dunlop et al. (2013).
Brachylycosa was named by Fritsch (1904). Its type is Arthrolycosa carcinoides.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracomartus by Dunlop et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Anthracomartidae by Petrunkevitch (1953).
Cleptomartus was named by Petrunkevitch (1949). Its type is Cleptomartus plautus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracomartus by Dunlop et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Anthracomartidae by Petrunkevitch (1949), Petrunkevitch (1953).
Coryphomartus was named by Petrunkevitch (1945). Its type is Anthracomartus triangularis.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracomartus by Dunlop et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Coryphomartidae by Petrunkevitch (1945); and to Anthracomartidae by Petrunkevitch (1953).
Cryptomartus was named by Petrunkevitch (1945).

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracomartus by Dunlop et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Pleomartidae by Petrunkevitch (1945); and to Anthracomartidae by Petrunkevitch (1949), Petrunkevitch (1953), Kahlert (1998).
Oomartus was named by Petrunkevitch (1953).

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracomartus by Dunlop et al. (2013).
Pleomartus was named by Petrunkevitch (1945). Its type is Anthracomartus trilobitus. It is the type genus of Pleomartidae.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anthracomartus by Dunlop et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Pleomartidae by Petrunkevitch (1945); and to Anthracomartidae by Petrunkevitch (1949), Petrunkevitch (1953).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1882	Anthracomartus Karsch p. 560
1890	Anthracomartus Haase p. 650
1893	Anthracomartus Scudder
1899	Promygale Fritsch p. 58
1904	Perneria Fritsch p. 22
1904	Brachylycosa Fritsch p. 24
1919	Anthracomartus Pruvost p. 355
1922	Anthracomartus Pruvost p. 353
1945	Anthracomartus Petrunkevitch p. 49
1945	Cryptomartus Petrunkevitch p. 49
1945	Pleomartus Petrunkevitch p. 49
1945	Coryphomartus Petrunkevitch p. 50
1949	Anthracomartus Petrunkevitch p. 210
1949	Cleptomartus Petrunkevitch p. 211
1949	Pleomartus Petrunkevitch p. 211
1949	Cryptomartus Petrunkevitch p. 222
1953	Coryphomartus Petrunkevitch p. 60
1953	Brachylycosa Petrunkevitch p. 61
1953	Promygale Petrunkevitch p. 63
1953	Cleptomartus Petrunkevitch p. 65
1953	Oomartus Petrunkevitch p. 66
1953	Cryptomartus Petrunkevitch p. 67
1953	Pleomartus Petrunkevitch p. 68
1998	Cryptomartus Kahlert p. 135
2002	Anthracomartus Dunlop and Rößler p. 215
2009	Anthracomartus Selden and Pillola p. 270
2011	Anthracomartus Wright and Selden p. 872
2013	Anthracomartus Dunlop et al. p. 121
2013	Anthracomartus Hyzny et al. p. 23
2022	Anthracomartus Shanks and Selden p. 934

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
—	Deuteropoda
subphylum	Chelicerata	Heymons 1901
—	Euchelicerata	Weygoldt and Paulus 1979

Rank	Name	Author
—	Prosomapoda
—	Planaterga
—	Dekatriata
—	Sclerophorata	Kamenz et al. 2011
class	Arachnida	Lamarck 1801
—	Pantetrapulmonata
order	Trigonotarbida	()
family	Anthracomartidae
genus	Anthracomartus

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. †Anthracomartus Karsch 1882

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†Anthracomartus bohemica Fritsch 1895

†Anthracomartus carcinoides Fritsch 1899

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Invalid names: Arthrolycosa salticoides Fritsch 1899 [synonym], Promygale rotundata Fritsch 1899 [synonym]

†Anthracomartus elegans Fritsch 1899

†Anthracomartus granulatus Fritsch 1904

†Anthracomartus hindi Pocock 1911

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Invalid names: Cleptomartus planus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Cryptomartus meyeri Guthörl 1964 [synonym]

†Anthracomartus janae Opluštil 1986

†Anthracomartus kustae Petrunkevitch 1953

†Anthracomartus minor Kušta 1885

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Invalid names: Anthracomartus socius Kušta 1889 [synonym]

†Anthracomartus nyranensis Petrunkevitch 1953

†Anthracomartus palatinus von Ammon 1901

†Anthracomartus priesti Pocock 1911

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Invalid names: Anthracomartus denuiti Pruvost 1922 [synonym], Cleptomartus plautus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym]

†Anthracomartus radvanicensis Oplustil 1985

†Anthracomartus triangularis Petrunkevitch 1913

†Anthracomartus trilobitus Scudder 1884

†Anthracomartus voelkelianus Karsch 1882

Invalid names: Brachylycosa Fritsch 1904 [synonym], Cleptomartus Petrunkevitch 1949 [synonym], Coryphomartus Petrunkevitch 1945 [synonym], Cryptomartus Petrunkevitch 1945 [synonym], Oomartus Petrunkevitch 1953 [synonym], Perneria Fritsch 1904 [synonym], Pleomartus Petrunkevitch 1945 [synonym], Promygale Fritsch 1899 [synonym]

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 Asbian to the top of the Asselian or 339.90000 to 293.52000 Ma

Collections (32 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Asbian	339.9 - 335.9	Germany	Cryptomartus sp. (156764)
Brigantian	335.9 - 330.3	Germany	A. sp. (153594)
Brigantian - Serpukhovian	335.9 - 323.4	Canada (Nova Scotia)	A. sp. (155663)
Morrowan	323.4 - 318.6	USA (Arkansas)	A. trilobitus (153485)
Westphalian A	318.7 - 316.9	Canada (Nova Scotia)	A. triangularis (146858)
Westphalian A	318.7 - 316.9	Belgium	A. denuiti (155639)
Westphalian A	318.7 - 316.9	United Kingdom (England)	Cleptomartus plautus, Cryptomartus hindi (127287) Cryptomartus hindi (34905) Cryptomartus sp. (124367)
Westphalian A	318.7 - 316.9	Poland	A. voelkelianus, A. granulatus (146849)
Westphalian A	318.7 - 316.9	Germany	Cryptomartus meyeri (155773)
Westphalian A	318.7 - 316.9	France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)	A. sp. (155425)
Westphalian B	316.9 - 314.6	United Kingdom (England)	A. hindi (125071) Cleptomartus plautus, Cryptomartus priesti (125238)
Westphalian B	316.9 - 314.6	United Kingdom (Staffordshire)	A. hindi, A. priesti (34908) A. hindi, A. priesti, Cleptomartus plautus (34907 34910) A. hindi, Cryptomartus hindi, A. priesti (34935) Cleptomartus plautus, Cleptomartus planus, Cryptomartus priesti (34906) Cryptomartus hindi, Cryptomartus priesti (155449)
Westphalian B	316.9 - 314.6	United Kingdom (Nottinghamshire)	A. sp. (153665)
Westphalian B	316.9 - 314.6	Belgium	A. volkelianus (155644)
Moscovian	315.2 - 307.0	Czech Republic (Central Bohemian)	A. minor, A. socius (126152)
Moscovian	315.2 - 307.0	Czech Republic (Pilsen)	Promygale bohemica, Promygale rotundata, Promygale elegans, Arthrolycosa salticoides, Arthrolycosa carcinoides, Brachylycosa kustae, Oomartus nyranensis (128574)
Westphalian C	314.6 - 309.8	Czech Republic	Promygale janae (155304)
Westphalian C	314.6 - 309.8	Slovakia	A. voelkelianus (153479)
Westphalian D	309.8 - 307.4	USA (Oklahoma)	A. sp. (226215)
Stephanian	307.4 - 300.3	Germany	A. palatinus (138156)
Stephanian	307.4 - 300.3	Italy (Sardinia)	Anthracomartidae indet. (153483)
Kasimovian	307.0 - 303.7	USA (Kansas)	A. sp. (122495)
Stephanian B	301.4 - 300.9	Czech Republic	Cryptomartus radvanicensis (155303)
Asselian	298.9 - 293.52	Germany (Thuringia)	Brachylycosa manebachensis (172766)