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Eoarchaeidae

Arachnida - Araneae - Eoarchaeidae

Taxonomy
Eoarchaeidae was named by Wunderlich (2025). Its type is Eoarchaea.

It was assigned to Palpimanoidea by Wunderlich (2025).

Subtaxa
Eoarchaea (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Eoarchaeidae Wunderlich p. 42

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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
RankNameAuthor
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderAraneomorphaeSmith 1902
superfamilyPalpimanoideaForster and Platnick 1984
familyEoarchaeidae
familyEoarchaeidae

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.

Fm. †Eoarchaeidae Wunderlich 2025
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G. †Eoarchaea Forster and Platnick 1984
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Eoarchaea hyperoptica Menge 1854
Eoarchaea vidua Wunderlich 2004
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 (Halle) Eoarchaea hyperoptica, Eoarchaea vidua (129228)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Archaea hyperoptica (124205) Eoarchaea hyperoptica (124849) Eoarchaea hyperoptica, Eoarchaea vidua (124318)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Lithuania Archaea hyperoptica (123977)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Archaea hyperoptica (120811)