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Gelasinotarbus bifidus

Arachnida - Trigonotarbida - Palaeocharinidae

Taxonomy
Gelasinotarbus bifidus was named by Shear et al. (1987). Its type specimen is AMNH 43094, a set of appendages (nearly complete leg), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SUNY-B 411 Blenheim-Gilboa Power plant, which is in a Givetian marine sandstone in the Panther Mountain Formation of New York.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Gelasinotarbus bifidus Shear et al. p. 52 figs. 115-123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Pantetrapulmonata
orderTrigonotarbida()
familyPalaeocharinidae
genusGelasinotarbus
speciesbifidus

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.

Gelasinotarbus bifidus Shear et al. 1987
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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: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Gelasinotarbus bifidus (type locality: 28246)