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Prototama antiqua

Arachnida - Araneae - Hersiliidae

Taxonomy
Priscotama antiqua was named by Petrunkevitch (1971). Its type specimen is UCMP 13532 and is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is UCMP B-7043, Simojovel area, which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Mexico.

It was recombined as Prototama antiqua by Penney (2006), Dunlop et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Priscotama antiqua Petrunkevitch p. 10 figs. 13-28
2006Prototama antiqua Penney p. 901 figs. Pl 1, figs 4,5
2013Prototama antiqua Dunlop et al. p. 141

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
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
superfamilyOecobioideaBlackwall 1862
familyHersiliidaeThorell 1870
genusPrototama
speciesantiqua()

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.

Prototama antiqua Petrunkevitch 1971
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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: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Priscotama antiqua (type locality: 140217)