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Douglassarachne

Arachnida

Taxonomy
Douglassarachne was named by Selden and Dunlop (2024). Its type is Douglassarachne acanthopoda.

It was assigned to Pantetrapulmonata by Selden and Dunlop (2024).

Species
D. acanthopoda (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Douglassarachne Selden and Dunlop

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
RankNameAuthor
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Pantetrapulmonata
genusDouglassarachne

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.

G. †Douglassarachne Selden and Dunlop 2024
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†Douglassarachne acanthopoda Selden and Dunlop 2024
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. A. Selden and J. A. Dunlop 2024Relatively large arachnid (body length >15 mm) with median dorsal ocular tubercle on carapace, abdominal tergites, anal tubercle, legs bearing many long, curved macrospines.
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: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) D. acanthopoda (234775)