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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)6880288https://www.gbif.org/species/6880288
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)269011https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=269011
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Archaeometidae
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Opiliones : Archaeometidae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
-EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
-ProsomapodaLamsdell 2013
classXiphosura
orderXiphosuridaLatreille 1802
-PlanatergaLamsdell 2013
-DekatriataLamsdell 2013
-SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
-StomothecataShultz 2007
orderOpilionesSundevall 1833
-PhalangidaBristowe 1949
familyArchaeometidaePetrunkevitch 1949
Scientific NameArchaeometidae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Archaeometidaefamilybelongs to Arachnidastated with evidenceDunlop et al., 2013
Archaeometidaefamilybelongs to Phalangidastated with evidenceSelden et al., 2016
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)5
First Recorded Appearance409 - 403 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Last Recorded Appearance311 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Arachnida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arachnida)
Visionlimited (based on Xiphosurida)
Dietcarnivore (based on Xiphosura)
Taphonomychitin (based on Arachnida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. I. Petrunkevitch. 1949. A study of the structure classification and relationships of the Palaeozoic Arachnida based on the collections of the British Museum. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 37:69-315

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
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Arachnometa
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1315 Ma
Carboniferous
315 Ma
Carboniferous
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Archaeometa
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3409 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
315 Ma
Carboniferous
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Eopholcus
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1311 Ma
Carboniferous
311 Ma
Carboniferous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1949Archaeometidae Petrunkevitch p. 279
2013Archaeometidae Dunlop et al. p. 187
2016Archaeometidae Selden et al. p. 133

References

Petrunkevitch A. I. (1949) A study of the structure classification and relationships of the Palaeozoic Arachnida based on the collections of the British Museum, Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 37, 69-315
Dunlop J. A., Penney D., et al (2013) A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives, The World Spider Catalog, version 14.0. American Museum of Natural History
Selden P. A., Dunlop J. A., et al (2016) Carboniferous araneomorph spiders reinterpreted as long-bodied harvestmen, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 14, 127-137
Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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