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Cretapalpus

Arachnida - Araneae - Palpimanidae

Taxonomy
Cretapalpus was named by Downen and Selden (2021). Its type is Cretapalpus vittari.

It was assigned to Palpimanidae by Downen and Selden (2021).

Species
C. vittari (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Cretapalpus Downen and Selden p. 94

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
RankNameAuthor
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
—Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderAraneomorphaeSmith 1902
superfamilyPalpimanoideaForster and Platnick 1984
familyPalpimanidaeThorell 1870
genusCretapalpus

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. †Cretapalpus Downen and Selden 2021
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†Cretapalpus vittari Downen and Selden 2021
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: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) C. vittari (139579)