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Palpimanidae

Arachnida - Araneae - Palpimanidae

Taxonomy
Palpimanidae was named by Thorell (1870). It is extant.

It was assigned to Palpimanoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013), Wheeler et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Palpimanidae Thorell
2013Palpimanidae Dunlop et al.
2017Palpimanidae Wheeler et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
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
familyPalpimanidaeThorell 1870

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. Palpimanidae Thorell 1870
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G. †Cretapalpus Downen and Selden 2021
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Cretapalpus vittari Downen and Selden 2021
G. Otiothops MacLeay 1839
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 Langhian or 119.57000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Cretapalpus vittari (139579)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Palpimanidae indet. (144466)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Otiothops sp. a, Otiothops sp. b (146557)