Eophalangium | |
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Eophalangium sheari Dunlop et al. 2004, holotype female from original description | |
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†Eophalangium Dunlop et al., 2004 is an extinct genus from the Early Devonian (Pragian) Rhynie cherts, Aberdeenshire, Scotland[1]. It is a monotypic genus, its single species is †Eophalangium sheari Dunlop et al., 2004.
Type species[]
- †Eophalangium sheari Dunlop et al., 2004 by original designation
Placement[]
Originally in Eupnoi incertae sedis, transferred to Tetrophthalmi by Garwood et al. (2014)[2]
References[]
- ↑ Dunlop, J.A., Anderson, L.I. Kerp, H. & Hass, H. (2004) A harvestman (Arachnida: Opiliones) from the Early Devonian Rhynie cherts, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth science, 94, 341–354.
- ↑ Garwood, R.J., Sharma, P.P., Dunlop, J.A., & Giribet, G. (2014) A Paleozoic Stem Group to Mite Harvestmen Revealed through Integration of Phylogenetics and Development. Current Biology, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.039.
†Tetrophthalmi Classification | ||
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Not assigned to family | †Eophalangium | †Hastocularis |