Thurandina is a Devonian genus from Alken, Germany. It was initially described by Leif Størmer as a chelicerate arthropod possibly belonging to the order Eurypterida.[1] Nowadays, it is classified as incertae sedis inside Euchelicerata.[2]
| Thurandina Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Arachnomorpha |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Clade: | Euchelicerata (?) |
| Genus: | †Thurandina Størmer, 1974 |
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| †Thurandina waterstoni Størmer, 1974
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References edit
- ^ Størmer 1974, pp. 413–414.
- ^ Dunlop, Penney & Jekel 2020, p. 7.
Cited bibliography edit
- Dunlop, Jason A.; Penney, D.; Jekel, D. (2020). "A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives" (PDF). World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern.
- Størmer, Leif (1974). "Arthropods from the Lower Devonian (Lower Emsian) of Alken an der Mosel, Germany. Part 4: Eurypterida, Drepanopteridae, and other groups". Senckenbergiana Lethaea. 54: 359–451.
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