Baltocteniza
Baltocteniza Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Ctenizidae |
Genus: | †Baltocteniza Eskov & Zonstein, 2000 |
Species: | †B. kulickae
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Binomial name | |
†Baltocteniza kulickae Eskov & Zonstein , 2000 |
Baltocteniza is an
History and classification
Baltocteniza kulickae is known only from one fossil, the
Description
Baltocteniza kulickae is 3.38 millimetres (0.133 in) in length when the chelicerae are included in the measurement. Of that length the carapace is 1.13 millimetres (0.044 in) and the abdomen is 1.75 millimetres (0.069 in). The shape and general structure of the carapace indicates a close relationship to the modern genus Latouchia of Asia and the coeval Electrocteniza also known only from Baltic amber. The shape of the tubercle in Baltocteniza is unlike that found in most modern genera of Ctenizidaeforms the major difference between Baltocteniza, Electrocteniza and Latouchia. Electrocteniza's eye tubercle is more raised than Latouchia, while Baltocteniza has a much more curved anterior side of the tubercle than either of the other two genera.[2]
References
- ^ "†Baltocteniza kulickae Eskov and Zonstein 2000 (cork-lid trapdoor spider)". Fossilworks.
- ^ PDF.
- PMID 19570786.