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Prototama

Arachnida - Araneae - Hersiliidae

Taxonomy
Prototama was named by Petrunkevitch (1971) [Living Neotama is a subjective synonym of fossil Prototama]. It is extant. Its type is Prototama succinea.

It was assigned to Hersiliidae by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Prototama Petrunkevitch p. 4
1971Priscotama Petrunkevitch p. 10
2013Prototama Dunlop 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
Dekatriata
RankNameAuthor
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderAraneomorphaeSmith 1902
EntelegynaeSimon 1893
superfamilyOecobioideaBlackwall 1862
familyHersiliidaeThorell 1870
genusPrototama

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. Prototama Petrunkevitch 1971
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Prototama antiqua Petrunkevitch 1971
Prototama maior Wunderlich 1988
Prototama media Wunderlich 1988
Prototama minor Wunderlich 1987
Prototama succinea Petrunkevitch 1971
Invalid names: Priscotama Petrunkevitch 1971 [synonym]
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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Priscotama antiqua (140217) P. succinea (124470)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Tama minor (120817) Tama minor, Tama media, Tama maior, Tama sp. (146557) Tama sp. (122474)