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Plesiosiro

Other Invertebrate Genera

Plesiosiro is an extinct genus of arachnid known from nine specimens found at Coseley, West Midlands, United Kingdom, dating to the Upper Carboniferous. The genus is monotypic, represented only by the species Plesiosiro madeleyi, described by Reginald Innes Pocock in his 1911 monograph on British Carboniferous arachnids. It is the only known member of the order Haptopoda. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Source Plesiosiro (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
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Plesiosiro is an extinct arachnid genus known exclusively from nine specimens from the Upper Carboniferous of Coseley, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ18001600, descriptionView the Source
2. Plesiosiro (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Plesiosiro is an extinct arachnid genus known exclusively from nine specimens from the Upper Carboniferous of Coseley, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
  • In Group: Carboniferous Fossil Arthropod Genera, Lead
    Plesiosiro is an extinct arachnid genus known exclusively from nine specimens from the Upper Carboniferous of Coseley, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
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Wikidata: Plesiosiro
Wikidata Q19129, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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