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Eophalangium
Eophalangium sheari Dunlop et al 2004 from OD
Eophalangium sheari Dunlop et al. 2004, holotype female from original description

Order

Opiliones

Suborder

Tetrophthalmi

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[]

Placement[]

Originally in Eupnoi incertae sedis, transferred to Tetrophthalmi by Garwood et al. (2014)[2]

References[]

  1. 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.
  2. 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
Not assigned to family Eophalangium | †Hastocularis
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