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Planaterga

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Planaterga Lamsdell p. 19
2020Planaterga Dunlop et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Planaterga

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.

Unr. Planaterga Lamsdell 2013
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G. †Bembicosoma Laurie 1899
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†Bembicosoma pomphicus Laurie 1899
G. †Bunaia Clarke 1919
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†Bunaia heintzi Størmer 1934
G. †Bunodes Eichwald 1859
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†Bunodes lunula Eichwald 1854
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Invalid names: Bunodes rugosus Eichwald 1854 [synonym], Exapinurus schrenki Nieszkowski 1859 [synonym]
Invalid names: Exapinurus Nieszkowski 1859 [synonym]
G. †Cyamocephalus Currie 1927
Unr. Dekatriata Lamsdell 2013
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Or. †Chasmataspidida Caster and Brooks 1956
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Fm. †Chasmataspididae Caster and Brooks 1956
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G. †Chasmataspis Caster and Brooks 1956
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†Chasmataspis laurencii Caster and Brooks 1956
Fm. †Diploaspididae Stormer 1972
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G. †Achanarraspis Anderson et al. 2000
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†Achanarraspis reedi Anderson et al. 2000
G. †Diploaspis Størmer 1972
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†Diploaspis casteri Størmer 1972
†Diploaspis muelleri Poschmann et al. 2005
G. †Dvulikiaspis Marshall et al. 2014
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†Dvulikiaspis menneri Novojilov 1958
G. †Forfarella Dunlop et al. 1999
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†Forfarella mitchelli Dunlop et al. 1999
G. †Heteroaspis Størmer 1972
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†Heteroaspis stoermeri Novojilov 1959
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Invalid names: Heteroaspis novojilovi Størmer 1972 [synonym]
G. †Loganamaraspis Tetlie and Braddy 2004
G. †Nahlyostaspis Marshall et al. 2014
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†Nahlyostaspis bergstroemi Marshall et al. 2014
G. †Octoberaspis Dunlop 2002
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†Octoberaspis ushakovi Dunlop 2002
G. †Skrytyaspis Marshall et al. 2014
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†Skrytyaspis andersoni Marshall et al. 2014
G. †Kiaeria Stoermer 1934
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†Kiaeria limuloides Størmer 1934
Invalid names: Chasmataspidacea Caster and Brooks 1956 [empty], Diploaspidida Simonetta and Delle Cave 1978 [synonym], Heteroaspididae Størmer 1972 [empty]
Unr. Sclerophorata Kamenz et al. 2011
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Cl. Arachnida Lamarck 1801
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G. Aulonia Koch 1847
Subcl. Caulogastra Gall 1971
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Invalid names: Labellata Petrunkevitch 1949 [empty]
G. †Cretopilio Fritsch 1910
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†Cretopilio granulatus Fritsch 1910
G. †Dinopilio Fritsch 1904
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†Dinopilio gigas Fritsch 1904
Unr. Haplocnemata Borner 1904
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Or. Pseudoscorpiones Latreille 1817 [pseudoscorpion]
G. †Schneidarachne Dunlop and Rössler 2003
Or. Palpigradi Thorell 1888 [microwhip scorpion]
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Fm. Eukoeneniidae Petrunkevitch 1955
G. †Paleokoenenia Rowland and Sissom 1980
Unr. Pantetrapulmonata Shultz 2007
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G. †Douglassarachne Selden and Dunlop 2024
G. †Ecchosis Selden and Shear 1991
Subcl. Tetrapulmonata Schultz 1990
Or. †Trigonotarbida Petrunkevitch 1949
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Invalid names: Anthracomarti Karsch 1882 [replaced], Eurymarti Matthew 1895 [synonym]
Or. Parasitiformes Reuter 1909
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Subor. Ixodida Leach 1815 [tick]
Subor. Mesostigmata Canestrini 1891
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Invalid names: Gamasida Leach 1815 [synonym]
Subor. Opilioacarida Zachvatkin 1952
Or. †Phalangiotarbida Haase 1890 [phalangiotarbid]
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Fm. †Anthracotarbidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1969
Fm. †Architarbidae Karsch 1882
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Invalid names: Phalangiotarbidae Haase 1890 [synonym]
Fm. †Devonotarbidae Poschmann and Dunlop 2012
Fm. †Heterotarbidae Petrunkevitch 1913
Fm. †Opiliotarbidae Petrunkevitch 1945
Invalid names: Architarbida Petrunkevitch 1945 [synonym], Eotarbus Kušta 1889 [nomen dubium], Eotarbus litoralis Kušta 1889 [nomen dubium], Protopilio depressus Petrunkevitch 1913 [nomen dubium]
Unr. Poecilophysidea Pepato et al. 2010
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Or. Acariformes Zakhvatkin 1952 [mite]
Or. Solifugae Sundevall 1833 [camel spider]
Or. Ricinulei Thorell 1876 [hooded tickspider]
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Subor. Posteriorricinulei Wunderlich 2015
Subor. †Primoricinulei Wunderlich 2015
Invalid names: Palaeoricinulei Selden 1992 [empty]
G. †Saccogulus Dunlop et al. 2006
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†Saccogulus seldeni Dunlop et al. 2006
Unr. Stomothecata Shultz 2007
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Or. Opiliones Sundevall 1833 [harvestman]
Or. Scorpiones Latreille 1817 [scorpion]
Invalid names: Acari Leach 1817 [invalid subgroup], Acaromorpha Dubinin 1957 [invalid subgroup], Arthrolycosa tarda Frič 1912 [nomen dubium], Podurites Matthew 1895 [nomen dubium], Podurites saltator Matthew 1895 [nomen dubium], Pseudoscorpionida Latreille 1817 [empty]
G. †Winneshiekia Lamsdell et al. 2015
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†Winneshiekia youngae Lamsdell et al. 2015
G. †Pseudoniscus Nieszkowski 1859
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Invalid names: Neolimulus Woodward 1868 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. C. Lamsdell 2013Prosomapoda lacking enlarged axial nodes on opisthosomal tergites; genal spines vestigial; opisthosoma broadest at third or fourth tergite; appendages of somite VII reduced; tergite of somite VII beginning to form microtergite.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Llanvirn to the top of the Holocene or 468.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 458.2 Ma

Collections (742 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2USA (Iowa) Winneshiekia youngae (225212)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2USA (Tennessee) Chasmataspis laurencii (37450)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Chasmataspidida indet. (240958)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Palaeophonus loudonensis, Bembicosoma pomphicus (153581)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6United Kingdom (South Lanarkshire) Palaeophonus caledonicus (153592)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden Palaeophonus nuncius (153548)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Ontario) Eramoscorpius brucensis (165189 165190)
Rootsikula428.6 - 426.7Norway Kiaeria limuloides, Bunodes sp. (14308)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (New York) Xiphosurida indet. (26080)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7United Kingdom (Wales) Scorpiones indet. (153611)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) Trigonotarbida indet. (11128)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (Shropshire) Palaeophonus lightbodyi (153549)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Palaeophonus osborni (153533) Proscorpius osborni (153530 153531 238279) Proscorpius osborni, Archaeophonus eurypteroides (153532) Proscorpius osborni, Pseudoniscus clarkei, Pseudoniscus osborni, Pseudoniscus roosevelti, Bunaia woodwardi (491) Proscorpius osborni, Stoermeroscorpio delicatus, Archaeophonus eurypteroides (153529)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Brontoscorpio anglicus (153545)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Siberia) Heteroaspis stoermeri, Dvulikiaspis menneri (60391)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (England) Praearcturus gigas (153544)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom Arianrhoda bennetti (153478)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Herefordshire) Praearcturus gigas (201736)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Norway Bunaia heintzi (26929)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation Skrytyaspis andersoni, Heteroaspis stoermeri (26989)