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Mongolarachne jurassica

Arachnida - Araneae - Mongolarachnidae

Taxonomy
Nephila jurassica was named by Selden et al. (2011). Its type specimen is CNU-ARA-NN2010008, an exoskeleton (complete spider), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2010 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China. It is the type species of Mongolarachne.

It was recombined as Mongolarachne jurassica by Selden et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Nephila jurassica Selden et al.
2013Mongolarachne jurassica Selden et al. p. 1177 figs. 1-4

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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
familyMongolarachnidae
subfamilyMongolarachninae
genusMongolarachne
speciesjurassica()

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.

Mongolarachne jurassica Selden et al. 2011
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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 Callovian to the top of the Oxfordian or 166.10000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Nei Mongol) Mongolarachne jurassica (117610) Nephila jurassica (type locality: 113366)