Pycnogonida is the class of marine arthropods known as sea spiders. The class includes one living order, Pantopoda, along with a number of fossil species that may trace back to the early or middle Paleozoic.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct In the Other Atlases
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ19106, descriptionView the Source 2. Sea spider, Wikipedia
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Arthropod Classes, Lead
Sea spiders are marine arthropods of the class Pycnogonida, hence they are also called pycnogonids (; named after Pycnogonum, the type genus; with the suffix -id).
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Pycnogonida
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 1424
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Pycnogonida
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Pycnogonida" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 432.9 ... "early_interval": "Sheinwoodian"
Wikidata: Pycnogonida
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