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Atypidae (purse web spider)

Arachnida - Araneae - Atypidae

Taxonomy
Atypidae was named by Thorell (1870). It is extant. Its type is Atypus.

It was assigned to Mygalomorphae by Dunlop et al. (2013); and to Atypoidea by Wheeler et al. (2017).

Subtaxa
Atypus (type genus), Balticatypus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Atypidae Thorell
2013Atypidae Dunlop et al.
2017Atypidae Wheeler et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
RankNameAuthor
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderMygalomorphaePocock 1892
superfamilyAtypoideaThorell 1870
familyAtypidaeThorell 1870
familyAtypidaeThorell 1870

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. Atypidae Thorell 1870 [purse web spider]
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G. Atypus Latreille 1804
G. †Balticatypus Wunderlich 2011
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Balticatypus beigeli Wunderlich 2011
Balticatypus juvenis Wunderlich 2011
Balticatypus spinosus Wunderlich 2011
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Atypus sp. (122997)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Balticatypus juvenis, Balticatypus beigeli (124318)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany Balticatypus spinosus (123769)