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Palaeothelidae

Arachnida - Araneae - Palaeothelidae

Taxonomy
Palaeothelidae was named by Selden (2021). Its type is Palaeothele.

It was assigned to Mesothelae by Selden (2021).

Subtaxa
Palaeothele (syn. Eothele) (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Palaeothelidae Selden p. 334

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
—Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderMesothelae
familyPalaeothelidae
familyPalaeothelidae

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. †Palaeothelidae Selden 2021
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G. †Palaeothele Selden 2000
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†Palaeothele onoi Selden 2021
Invalid names: Eothele Selden 1996 [replaced]
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 Westphalian D to the top of the Stephanian B or 309.80000 to 301.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Palaeothele onoi (112630)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0France Eothele montceauensis (34902 122490)