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Aphantomartus areolatus

Arachnida - Trigonotarbida - Aphantomartidae

Taxonomy

Aphantomartus areolatus was named by Pocock (1911). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Maes-y-cwmmer (Gwernau level), Monmouthshire, which is in a Westphalian D terrestrial siliciclastic in the Pennant Sandstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonyms

Aphantomartus pococki was named by Pruvost (1912). Its type specimen is MGL 1861, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Sabatier Pit, Anzin mines, which is in a Westphalian B terrestrial shale in France.

It was synonymized subjectively with Aphantomartus areolatus by Dunlop et al. (2013).
Trigonomartus dorlodoti was named by Pruvost (1930). Its type specimen is University of Louvain 8907 and is an impression. Its type locality is Produits colliery, at Quaregnon, roof of 18 vein, which is in a Westphalian A terrestrial shale in Belgium.

It was synonymized subjectively with Aphantomartus areolatus by Dunlop et al. (2013).
Eophrynus waechteri was named by Guthörl (1938). Its type specimen is Bergschule Saarbrucken D/218, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Stangenmühle-Saar borehole, 620 m depth, which is in a Westphalian C terrestrial siliciclastic in the Saarbrucker Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Phrynomartus waechteri by Petrunkevitch (1945), Petrunkevitch (1949) and Petrunkevitch (1953); it was synonymized subjectively with Aphantomartus areolatus by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1911	Aphantomartus areolatus Pocock p. 81 figs. Pl 3, fig 6; text-fig 41
1912	Aphantomartus areolatus Pruvost p. 94 figs. Pl 4, figs 3,3a, 4,4a
1912	Aphantomartus pococki Pruvost p. 96 figs. Pl 4, figs 5,5a
1919	Aphantomartus areolatus Pruvost p. 352
1919	Aphantomartus pococki Pruvost p. 353 fig. 42
1930	Trigonomartus dorlodoti Pruvost p. 208 figs. Pl 10, fig 10
1938	Eophrynus waechteri Guthörl p. 466 figs. 1-3
1945	Phrynomartus waechteri Petrunkevitch p. 51
1949	Aphantomartus areolatus Petrunkevitch p. 257
1949	Trigonomartus dorlodoti Petrunkevitch p. 257
1949	Aphantomartus pococki Petrunkevitch p. 258 fig. 127
1949	Phrynomartus waechteri Petrunkevitch p. 258 fig. 128
1953	Aphantomartus areolatus Petrunkevitch p. 91
1953	Trigonomartus dorlodoti Petrunkevitch p. 91
1953	Aphantomartus pococki Petrunkevitch p. 92
1953	Phrynomartus waechteri Petrunkevitch p. 94
2008	Aphantomartus areolatus Štamberg and Zajíc p. 67 fig. 60
2013	Aphantomartus areolatus Dunlop et al. p. 122

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	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	Aphantomartidae
genus	Aphantomartus
species	areolatus

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.

†Aphantomartus areolatus Pocock 1911

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Invalid names: Aphantomartus pococki Pruvost 1912 [synonym], Eophrynus waechteri Guthörl 1938 [synonym], Trigonomartus dorlodoti Pruvost 1930 [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 Westphalian A to the top of the Westphalian D or 318.70000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (7 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A	318.7 - 316.9	Belgium	Trigonomartus dorlodoti (155635)
Westphalian A	318.7 - 316.9	United Kingdom	Aphantomartus areolatus (146813)
Westphalian A	318.7 - 316.9	France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)	Aphantomartus areolatus (153494)
Westphalian B	316.9 - 314.6	France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)	Aphantomartus pococki (153495)
Westphalian B	316.9 - 314.6	United Kingdom (England)	Aphantomartus areolatus (105060)
Westphalian C	314.6 - 309.8	Germany	Eophrynus waechteri (172763)
Westphalian D	309.8 - 307.5	United Kingdom	Aphantomartus areolatus (type locality: 141947)