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Protoorthobula bifida

Arachnida - Araneae - Phrurolithidae

Taxonomy
Protoorthobula bifida was named by Wunderlich (2004). Its type specimen is F935/BB/AR/COR/CJW, an exoskeleton, and it is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Baltic amber (Wunderlich collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Protoorthobula.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Protoorthobula bifida Wunderlich p. 1656 figs. 57-64; photos 380-381

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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
DionychaPetrunkevitch 1928
familyPhrurolithidae(Banks 1892)
genusProtoorthobula
speciesbifida

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.

Protoorthobula bifida Wunderlich 2004
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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: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany Protoorthobula bifida (123769)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Protoorthobula bifida (109625 120813)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Protoorthobula bifida (123419)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Protoorthobula bifida (110735 type locality: 124318)