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Municeps minutus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)6899092https://www.gbif.org/species/6899092
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)272370https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=272370
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Theridiidae : Episinus : Municeps minutus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Theridiidae : Episinus : Municeps minutus
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
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
-SerikodiastidaGarwood and Dunlop 2014
orderAraneaeClerck 1757
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderAraneomorphaeSmith 1902
-EntelegynaeSimon 1893
superfamilyAraneoideaSimon 1895
familyTheridiidaeSundevall 1833
genusEpisinusLatreille 1809
speciesMuniceps minutusPetrunkevitch 1958
Generic NameMuniceps
Scientific NameMuniceps minutus Petrunkevitch, 1958
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Municeps minutusspeciesbelongs to Municepsstated with evidencePetrunkevitch, 1958
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Last Recorded Appearance38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
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. Petrunkevitch. 1958. Amber Spiders in European Collections. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 41:97-400

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1958Municeps minutus Petrunkevitch p. 161
2004Municeps minutus Marusik and Penney p. 214

References

Petrunkevitch A. (1958) Amber Spiders in European Collections, Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 41, 97-400
Marusik Y. M., Penney D. (2004) A survey of Baltic amber Theridiidae (Araneae) inclusions, with descriptions of six new species, Arthropoda Selecta, Special Issue 1, 201-208
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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