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Hastocularis argus

Arachnida - Opiliones

Taxonomy
Hastocularis argus was named by Garwood et al. (2014). Its type specimen is MNHN-SOT 093493, an exoskeleton, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Montceau-les-Mines (Sotty MNHN/MHNA coll), which is in a Stephanian B deltaic mudstone in France. It is the type species of Hastocularis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Hastocularis argus Garwood et al. p. 1017 figs. 1H-M

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Stomothecata
orderOpilionesSundevall 1833
—PhalangidaBristowe 1949
suborderTetrophthalmi
genusHastocularis
speciesargus

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.

†Hastocularis argus Garwood et al. 2014
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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: Stephanian B or 301.40000 to 300.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stephanian B301.4 - 300.9France Hastocularis argus (type locality: 122490)