Megarachne

Megarachne servinei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mycteropoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Merostomata Ordo: †Eurypterida Subordo: †Stylonurina Superfamilia: †Mycteropoidea

Familia: †Mycteroptidae
Genus: †Megarachne
Species: †M. servinei

Name

Megarachne Hünicken, 1980

Holotype: Museum of Paleontology of the University of Córdoba, Argentina.

References

Primary references

• Hünicken, H.A. 1980. A giant fossil spider (Megarachne servinei) from Bajo de Véliz, Upper Carboniferous, Argentina. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias 53(3–4): 317–341. Reference page. 
• Selden, P.A., Corronca, J.A. & Hünicken, M.A. 2005. The true identity of the supposed giant fossil spider Megarachne. Biology Letters 1: 44–48. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2004.0272 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

日本語: メガラシネ
한국어: 메가라크네