Friularachne is an extinct genus of mygalomorph spider which lived during the Late Triassic period in Italy. The genus was described in 2013 by Fabio M. Dalla Vecchia and Paul A. Selden, and contains the sole species Friularachne rigoi, found in the Dolomia di Forni Formation. It is possibly a member of the Atypoidea.[1]
Friularachne Temporal range: Late Triassic
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Genus: | †Friularachne Dalla Vecchia & Selden, 2013 |
Species: | †F. rigoi
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Binomial name | |
†Friularachne rigoi Dalla Vecchia & Selden 2013
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References
edit- ^ Dalla Vecchia, F. M.; Selden, P. (2013). "A Triassic spider from Italy" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 58 (2): 325–330. doi:10.4202/app.2011.0132.