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Eotrogulidae ✝

Description

Eotrogulus is an extinct genus of harvestmen known from the Carboniferous fossil record. The genus is the only member of the family Eotrogulidae and contains one species Eotrogulus fayoli. Eotrogulus was found in the Coal Measures of Commentry in northern France, together with Nemastomoides elaveris. Eotrogulus was previously thought to be a trigonotarbid.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4806207https://www.gbif.org/species/4806207
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)272283https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=272283
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Opiliones : Eotrogulidae
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
suborderDyspnoiHansen and Sorensen 1904
superfamilyTroguloideaSundevall 1833
familyEotrogulidaePetrunkevitch 1955
Scientific NameEotrogulidae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Eotrogulidaefamilybelongs to Troguloideastated with evidenceDunlop et al., 2013
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance304 - 299 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance304 - 299 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. 1955. Arachnida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part P, Arthropoda 2: Chelicerata with Sections on Pycnogonida and Palaeoisopus
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eotrogulidae

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Eotrogulus
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1304 Ma
Carboniferous
304 Ma
Carboniferous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1955Eotrogulidae Petrunkevitch p. 85
2013Eotrogulidae Dunlop et al. p. 42

References

Petrunkevitch A. I. (1955) Arachnida, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part P, Arthropoda 2: Chelicerata with Sections on Pycnogonida and Palaeoisopus, 44-175
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
Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - 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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