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Devonotarbus hombachensis

Arachnida - Phalangiotarbida - Devonotarbidae

Taxonomy
Devonotarbus hombachensis was named by Poschmann et al. (2005). Its type specimen is PWL 2002/5012a,b-LS, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Hombach railway excavation, which is in a Pragian marginal marine shale in the Siegen Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Devonotarbus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Devonotarbus hombachensis Poschmann et al. p. 111 figs. 1-3
2012Devonotarbus hombachensis Poschmann and Dunlop p. 380 figs. 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
orderPhalangiotarbida()
familyDevonotarbidae
genusDevonotarbus
specieshombachensis

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.

Devonotarbus hombachensis Poschmann et al. 2005
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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: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Pragian or 409.10000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Germany Devonotarbus hombachensis (type locality: 152107 162728 162729)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Devonotarbus hombachensis (155757 155775 162730)