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Phrynidae

Arachnida - Amblypygi - Phrynidae

Taxonomy
Phrynidae was named by Blanchard (1852). It is extant. Its type is Phrynus.

It was assigned to Phrynoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013), Engel and Grimaldi (2014) and Garwood et al. (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Phrynidae Blanchard
1971Electrophrynidae Petrunkevitch p. 40
1971Electrophrynus Petrunkevitch p. 40
1971Electrophrynus mirus Petrunkevitch p. 40 figs. 97-106
2013Electrophrynus Dunlop et al. p. 190
2013Electrophrynus mirus Dunlop et al. p. 190
2013Phrynidae Dunlop et al. p. 190
2014Electrophrynus Engel and Grimaldi p. 3
2014Phrynidae Engel and Grimaldi p. 3
2017Phrynidae Garwood et al. p. 12

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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
Schizotarsata
PedipalpiBorner 1904
orderAmblypygiThorell 1883
suborderEuamblypygiWeygoldt 1996
Unidistitarsata
infraorderNeoamblypygiWeygoldt 1996
superfamilyPhrynoideaBlanchard 1852
familyPhrynidaeBlanchard 1852
familyPhrynidaeBlanchard 1852

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. Phrynidae Blanchard 1852
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G. †Britopygus Dunlop and Martill 2002
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Britopygus weygoldti Dunlop and Martill 2002
G. Phrynus Lamarck 1801
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Phrynus mexicana Poinar and Brown 2004
Phrynus resinae Schawaller 1979
Invalid names: Tarantula Fabricius 1793 [replaced]
Invalid names: Electrophrynidae Petrunkevitch 1971 [synonym], Electrophrynus Petrunkevitch 1971 [nomen dubium], Electrophrynus mirus Petrunkevitch 1971 [nomen dubium]
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: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 122.46000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 112.03 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Brazil (Ceará) Britopygus weygoldti (122557)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Electrophrynus mirus (140217) Phrynus mexicana (125757)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Tarantula resinae (122474)