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Modisiminae

Arachnida - Araneae - Pholcidae

Taxonomy
Modisiminae was named by Simon (1893). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pholcidae by García-Villafuerte and Valdez-Mondragón (2020).

Subtaxa
Modisimus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Modisiminae Simon
2020Modisiminae García-Villafuerte and Valdez-Mondragón p. 3

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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
—Dekatriata
RankNameAuthor
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
—Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderAraneomorphaeSmith 1902
—SynspermiataMichalik and Ramírez 2014
familyPholcidaeKoch 1851
subfamilyModisiminaeSimon 1893
subfamilyModisiminaeSimon 1893

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.

Subfm. Modisiminae Simon 1893
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G. Modisimus Simon 1893
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†Modisimus calcar Wunderlich 1988
†Modisimus calcaroides Wunderlich 1988
†Modisimus chiapanecus García-Villafuerte and Valdez-Mondragón 2020
†Modisimus crassifemoralis Wunderlich 1988
†Modisimus oculatus Wunderlich 1988
†Modisimus tuberosus Wunderlich 1988
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 Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico Modisimus sp. (146607)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Modisimus sp., Modisimus chiapanecus (235779)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Modisimus sp., Modisimus oculatus, Modisimus calcar, Modisimus calcaroides, Modisimus crassifemoralis (146557) Modisimus tuberosus (120817)