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Architarbidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Architarbidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Phalangiotarbida : Architarbidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Architarbidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 336 - 326 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 303 - 301 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | terrestrial (based on Arachnida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Arachnida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Xiphosurida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Xiphosura) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | chitin (based on Arachnida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. Karsch. 1882. Ueber ein neues Spinnenthier aus der schlesischen Steinkohle und die Arachniden der Steinkohlen-formation überhaupt. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 34:556-561 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Anthracotarbus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
Architarbus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
Bornatarbus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
Discotarbus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
Geratarbus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
Goniotarbus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
Hadrachne ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
Leptotarbus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
Mesotarbus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
Metatarbus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
Ootarbus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
Orthotarbus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 303 Ma Carboniferous | |
Paratarbus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
Phalangiotarbus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
Pycnotarbus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
Triangulotarbus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Anthracotarbidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Anthracotarbidae |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1882 | Architarbidae Karsch p. 560 |
1890 | Phalangiotarbidae Haase p. 650 |
1945 | Architarbidae Petrunkevitch p. 18 |
1945 | Phalangiotarbidae Petrunkevitch p. 18 |
1997 | Architarbidae Dunlop and Horrocks p. 377 |
2003 | Architarbidae Pollitt et al. p. 256 |
2003 | Architarbidae Rössler et al. p. 424 |
2013 | Architarbidae Dunlop et al. p. 47 |
References
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!