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
~215–208 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Genus: Friularachne
Dalla Vecchia & Selden, 2013
Species:
F. rigoi
Binomial name
Friularachne rigoi
Dalla Vecchia & Selden 2013

References

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  1. ^ 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.