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Alkenia ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4665669https://www.gbif.org/species/4665669
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)63116https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=63116
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Aphantomartidae : Alkenia
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Trigonotarbida : Aphantomartidae : Alkenia
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
-PantetrapulmonataShultz 2007
orderTrigonotarbida
familyAphantomartidaePetrunkevitch 1945
genusAlkeniaStørmer 1968
Scientific NameAlkenia Størmer, 1968
Name Published InStørmer, L. 1968. Arthropods from the Lower Devonian (Lower Emsian) of Alken an der Mosel, Germany. Part 1: Arachnida. Senckenbergiana lethaea 51: 335–369.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Alkeniagenusbelongs to Trigonotarbistated with evidenceStørmer, 1970
Alkeniagenusbelongs to Aphantomartidaestated with evidencePoschmann and Dunlop, 2010
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance409 - 403 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Last Recorded Appearance409 - 403 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Environmentterrestrial (based on Arachnida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arachnida)
Visionlimited (based on Xiphosurida)
Dietcarnivore (based on Xiphosura)
Taphonomychitin (based on Arachnida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. Størmer. 1970. Arthropods from the Lower Devonian (Lower Emsian) of Alken an der Mosel, Germany. Part 1: Arachnida. Senckenbergiana Lethaea 51(4):335-369

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Alkenia mirabilis ✝
species		doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		3409 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian		409 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1970Alkenia Størmer p. 352
2010Alkenia Poschmann and Dunlop p. 469
2013Alkenia Dunlop et al. p. 122

References

Størmer L. (1970) Arthropods from the Lower Devonian (Lower Emsian) of Alken an der Mosel, Germany. Part 1: Arachnida, Senckenbergiana Lethaea 51 4, 335-369
Poschmann M., Dunlop J. A. (2010) Trigonotarbid arachnids from the Lower Devonian (Lower Emsian) of Alken an der Mosel (Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany), Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 84, 467-484
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
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
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Senckenberg. leth. 51 - 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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