Xenarachne
Extinct genus of arachnids
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Xenarachne is an enigmatic extinct genus of arachnid that lived in Germany during the Emsian stage of the lower Devonian period.[1] This genus contains one species, Xenarachne willwerathensis.[2][3] It was named by Dunlop & Poschmann in 1997.
| Xenarachne | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Clade: | Tetrapulmonata |
| Genus: | †Xenarachne Dunlop & Poschmann, 1997 |
| Type species | |
| †Xenarachne willwerathensis Dunlop & Poschmann, 1997 | |
Taxonomy
While it was placed into Tetrapulmonata (a clade of arachnids including spiders), its taxonomic placement is unknown making it an enigmatic taxon. While it has some similarities with the whip spiders (Amblypygi), it could also represent a genus of very early spider.[1]