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Mongolarachnidae ✝

Description

Mongolarachne is an extinct genus of spiders placed in the monogeneric family Mongolarachnidae. The genus contains only one species, Mongolarachne jurassica, described in 2013, which is presently the largest fossilized spider on record. The type species was originally described as Nephila jurassica and placed in the living genus Nephila which contains the golden silk orb-weavers.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8696496https://www.gbif.org/species/8696496
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)286645https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=286645
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Mongolarachnidae
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
familyMongolarachnidaeSelden et al. 2013
Scientific NameMongolarachnidae
Name Published InNaturwissenschaften 100: -. [1171-1181]
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Mongolarachnidaefamilybelongs to Araneomorphaestated with evidenceSelden et al., 2013
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)13
First Recorded Appearance166 - 157 Ma
Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Arachnida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arachnida)
Visionlimited (based on Xiphosurida)
Dietcarnivore (based on Xiphosura)
Taphonomychitin (based on Arachnida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)P. A. Selden, C. K. Shih, and D. Ren. 2013. A giant spider from the Jurassic of China reveals greater diversity of the orbicularian stem group. Naturwissenschaften 100:1171-1181
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolarachnidae

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Longissipalpinae
subfamily
listed (PBDB)499.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
99.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mongolarachninae
subfamily
listed (PBDB)3166 Ma
Middle Jurassic
125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pedipalparaneinae
subfamily
listed (PBDB)199.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
99.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mongolarachne
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3166 Ma
Middle Jurassic
125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2013Mongolarachnidae Selden et al. p. 1176

References

Selden P. A., Shih C. K., et al (2013) A giant spider from the Jurassic of China reveals greater diversity of the orbicularian stem group, Naturwissenschaften 100, 1171-1181
Naturwissenschaften 100: -. [1171-1181] - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Selden et al., 2013 - 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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