Xenarachne
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| Genus: | Xenarachne
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| Xenarachne willwerathensis | |
Xenarachne is an enigmatic extinct genus of arachnid that lived in Germany during the lower Devonian period.[1] This genus contains one species, Xenarachne willwerathensis.[2][3] It was named by Dunlop and Poschmann.
Taxonomy
While it was placed into Tetrapulmonata (a clade of arachnids including spiders), its taxonomic placement is unknown making it an enigmatic taxon. While it has some similarities with the whip spiders (Amblypygi), it could also represent a genus of very early spider.[1]
Reference
- ^ a b Dunlop, Jason A.; Poschmann, Markus (1997-09-01). "On the Emsian (Lower Devonian) arthropods of the Rhenish Schiefergebirge: 1.Xenarachne, an enigmatic arachnid from Willwerath, Germany". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 71 (3): 231–236. doi:10.1007/BF02988492. ISSN 1236-9874.
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