Briggsus pacificus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Travunioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Opiliones Subordo: Laniatores Infraordo: "Insidiatores" Superfamilia: Travunioidea

Familia: Cladonychiidae
Genus: Briggsus
Species: Briggsus pacificus

Name

Briggsus pacificus (Briggs, 1971)

Type locality: 5.9 miles east Astoria Bridge near Knappton, Pacific County, Wahington.

Holotype: CAS. male ♂. 26.VIII.1969. legit T. Briggs.

Synonymy

• Pentanychus pacificus Briggs, 1971: 175 (original combination)
• Briggsus pacificus (Briggs): Özdikmen & Demir, 2008: 176

References

Primary references

• Briggs, T.S. 1971. Relict harvestmen from the Pacific Northwest (Opiliones). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 47(3): 165–178. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Özdikmen, H. & Demir, H. 2008. New family and genus names, Briggsidae nom. nov. and Briggsus nom. nov., for the harvestmen (Opiliones: Laniatores). Munis Entomology & Zoology 3(1): 174–176. Reference page.