This list of fossil arthropods described in 2017 is a list of new taxa of trilobites, fossil insects, crustaceans, arachnids and other fossil arthropods of every kind that are scheduled to be described during the year 2017, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to arthropod paleontology that are scheduled to occur in the year 2017.

Arachnids

Research

* A study on the anatomy of the

Carboniferous The Carboniferous ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Permian Period, million years ago. The name ''Carbonifero ...

whip spider '' Graeophonus anglicus'', as well as on the phylogenetic relationships of fossil whip spiders, is published by Garwood ''et al.'' (2017). * A study on the morphological diversity of fossil species belonging to the family Archaeidae compared with the diversity of extant species is published by Wood (2017). * A specimen of the tick species '' Cornupalpatum burmanicum'' entangled in a pennaceous feather of an early bird or non-avian

pennaraptora Pennaraptora (Latin ''penna'' "bird feather" + ''raptor'' "thief", from ''rapere'' "snatch"; a feathered bird-like predator) is a clade defined as the most recent common ancestor of ''Oviraptor philoceratops'', ''Deinonychus antirrhopus'', and ''P ...

n theropod is described from the Cretaceous amber from

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by Peñalver ''et al.'' (2017).

New taxa

Crustaceans

Research

* A study on the identification of sexual morphs and the reproductive system of the

Early Cretaceous The Early Cretaceous ( geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145 Ma to 100.5 Ma. Geology Pro ...

clam shrimp '' Eosestheria middendorfii'' is published by Hethke ''et al.'' (2017). * A study on the Cretaceous clam shrimp '' Xibeiestheria pora'', identifying new taxonomic features, is published by Li (2017). * Fossil specimen which might be a

barnacle A barnacle is a type of arthropod constituting the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in eros ...

nauplius is described from the

Upper Jurassic The Late Jurassic is the third epoch of the Jurassic Period, and it spans the geologic time from 163.5 ± 1.0 to 145.0 ± 0.8 million years ago (Ma), which is preserved in Upper Jurassic strata.Owen 1987. In European lithostratigraphy, the name ...

Solnhofen Limestone ( Germany) by Nagler ''et al.'' (2017). * Three specimens of zoea-type malacostracan larvae, showing similarities to the larvae of the

lobster Lobsters are a family (biology), family (Nephropidae, Synonym (taxonomy), synonym Homaridae) of marine crustaceans. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs ...

'' Nephrops norvegicus'', are described from the Late Jurassic Solnhofen limestone ( Germany) by Haug & Haug (2017). * A study on the anatomy of two specimens of '' Urda rostrata'' from the

Middle Jurassic The Middle Jurassic is the second epoch of the Jurassic Period. It lasted from about 174.1 to 163.5 million years ago. Fossils of land-dwelling animals, such as dinosaurs, from the Middle Jurassic are relatively rare, but geological formations co ...

( Bathonian) of Germany is published by Nagler, Hyžný & Haug (2017), who interpret this species as the oldest fossil parasitic

isopod Isopoda is an order of crustaceans that includes woodlice and their relatives. Isopods live in the sea, in fresh water, or on land. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons, two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs on the thorax, an ...

known to date. * Isolated, small fossils from

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, Europe, Africa and Asia, the oldest of which were recovered from the

Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the ...

(

Chattian The Chattian is, in the geologic timescale, the younger of two ages or upper of two stages of the Oligocene Epoch/Series. It spans the time between . The Chattian is preceded by the Rupelian and is followed by the Aquitanian (the lowest stage ...

) Chickasawhay Limestone ( Alabama, United States), are interpreted as remains of alpheid shrimps by Hyžný ''et al.'' (2017). * A redescription of the shrimps ''

Aeger ''Aeger'' is a genus of fossil prawns. They first occur in the Middle Triassic, and died out at the end of the Late Cretaceous. A total of 21 species are known. Species * '' Aeger brevirostris'' * '' Aeger brodiei'' * ''Aeger elegans'' * '' Aeg ...

brevirostris'' and '' Archeosolenocera straeleni'' from the

La Voulte-sur-Rhône Lagerstätte ( France) is published by Jauvion, Charbonnier & Bernard (2017), who consider the species '' Antrimpos secretaniae'' to be a

junior synonym The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linna ...

of ''Archeosolenocera straeleni''. * New fossils of members of the

crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the ...

genus '' Cenomanocarcinus'', as well as the southernmost record of the species '' Necrocarcinus woodwardii'', are reported from the Cretaceous of Spain by Ossó (2017). * Claw fragments of the trichodactylid crabs are described from the Eocene and

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, Oligocene

Chambira Formation The Chambira River is a major tributary of the Marañón River, and has been the traditional territory of the Urarina peoples for at least the past 350 years, if not longer. Located in the Amazon jungle of Peru, otherwise known as the Selva, the Ch ...

( Peru) and Miocene Solimões Formation ( Brazil) by Klaus ''et al.'' (2017), representing the oldest records of the family reported so far. * A revision of the genus '' Eryma'' is published by Devillez & Charbonnier (2017), who consider the genera ''Protoclytiopsis'' Birshtein (1958) and ''Galicia'' Garassino & Krobicki (2002) to be

junior synonyms The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linn ...

of the genus ''Eryma''.

New taxa

Malacostracans

Ostracods

Other crustaceans

Insects

Trilobites

Research

* Three specimens of '' Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) hammondi'' preserving appendages and digestive tract are described from the Ordovician Fezouata Konservat-Lagerstätte ( Morocco) by Gutiérrez-Marco ''et al.'' (2017). * A

moulted In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is the manner in which an animal routinely casts off a part of its body (often, but not always, an outer ...

specimen of '' Telephina intermedia'' with one of the compound eyes showing traces of serious damage which has healed is described from the Ordovician (

Darriwilian The Darriwilian is the upper stage of the Middle Ordovician. It is preceded by the Dapingian and succeeded by the Upper Ordovician Sandbian Stage. The lower boundary of the Darriwilian is defined as the first appearance of the graptolite species '' ...

) Elnes Formation ( Norway) by Schoenemann, Clarkson & Høyberget (2017). * Eggs preserved with two specimens of ''

Triarthrus ''Triarthrus'' is a genus of Upper Ordovician ptychopariid trilobite found in New York, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, eastern and northern Canada, China and Scandinavia. It is the last of the Olenid trilobites, a group which flourished in the Camb ...

eatoni'' are described from the Ordovician

Lorraine Group The Lorraine Group is a geologic group in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician Period. The group is host to pyritized trilobites and other fossils in New York including the ...

(upstate

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, United States) by Hegna, Martin & Darroch (2017). * Extraordinarily preserved appendages of the metadoxidid species '' Hongshiyanaspis yiliangensis'' are described from the

Cambrian The Cambrian Period ( ; sometimes symbolized C with bar, Ꞓ) was the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, and of the Phanerozoic Eon. The Cambrian lasted 53.4 million years from the end of the preceding Ediacaran Period 538.8 million ...

Hongjingshao Formation ( Yunnan,

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) by Zeng ''et al.'' (2017). * Digestive structures of two species of Cambrian trilobites from China (''

Palaeolenus ''Palaeolenus'' is an extinct genus of ptychopariid trilobites of the family Palaeolenidae. Species lived during the later part of the Botomian stage of the Cambrian Period, which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. This ...

lantenoisi'' and ''

Redlichia ''Redlichia'' is a genus of redlichiida, redlichiid trilobite in the family Redlichiidae, with large to very large species (up to long). Fossils of various species are found in Lower Cambrian (Toyonian)-aged marine strata from China, Korea, Paki ...

mansuyi'') are described by Hopkins ''et al.'' (2017). * Remnants of cellular systems are identified in the compound eye of ''

Schmidtiellus ''Schmiditellus'' is an extinct genus of holmiid trilobites from the Cambrian of Poland. As of 2017, a ''Schmidtiellus reetae'' fossil from 530 mya, collected in Saviranna in northern Estonia, is the oldest known fossilized eye. The structure ...

reetae'' from the Cambrian of Estonia by Schoenemann, Pärnaste & Clarkson (2017).

New taxa

Other arthropods

Research

* Nielsen, Rasmussen & Harper (2017) confirm the presence of dimorphism in a large sample of individuals of '' Isoxys volucris'' from the

Sirius Passet Lagerstätte ( Greenland), which they interpret as likely sexual dimorphism. * A redescription of '' Utahcaris orion'' based on a restudy of the original material is published by Legg & Pates (2017). * A study on the phylogenetic relationships of ''

Enalikter ''Enalikter'' ("scourger of the sea") is an extinct arthropod described from the middle Silurian Herefordshire Lagerstätte at the England–Wales border in UK. This genus is known from only one species, ''E. aphson''. ''Enalikter'' is described ...

aphson'' is published by Parry, Legg & Sutton (2017), who support the original interpretation of the species as an arthropod. * A study on the lateral tail flexibility in the eurypterid ''

Slimonia ''Slimonia'' is a genus of eurypterid, an extinct group of aquatic arthropods. Fossils of ''Slimonia'' have been discovered in deposits of Silurian age in South America and Europe. Classified as part of the family Slimonidae alongside the relat ...

acuminata'' based on a new specimen is published by Persons & Acorn (2017). * Traces produced by swimming eurypterids are described from the

Silurian The Silurian ( ) is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya. The Silurian is the shortest period of the Paleozo ...

Williamsville Formation The Williamsville Formation is a geologic formation in Ontario. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ontario This is a list of stratigraphic units in Ontario bearing ...

( Ontario, Canada) and

Tonoloway Formation The Late Silurian Tonoloway Formation is a mapped limestone bedrock unit in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. The Tonoloway is roughly equivalent to the Salina group that is found to the north and west. Description The basal ...

( Pennsylvania, United States) by Vrazo & Ciurca (2017), who name a new ichnotaxon ''

Arcuites ''Arcuites'' is an ichnofossil genus, interpreted as a eurypterid swimming trace. Traces produced by swimming eurypterids were described from the Silurian Williamsville Formation (Ontario, Canada) and Tonoloway Formation (Pennsylvania, United S ...

bertiensis''. * Description of the anatomy of the Triassic horseshoe crab species '' Yunnanolimulus luopingensis'' based on specimens with well preserved appendages and soft tissues, recovered from the

Guanling Formation The Guanling Formation is a Middle Triassic (Anisian or Pelsonian in the regional chronostratigraphy) geologic formation in southwestern China. Description The formation encompasses two members. The first member is primarily calcareous mudston ...

(

), is published by Hu ''et al.'' (2017). * A study on the phylogenetic relationships of ''

Rhyniognatha ''Rhyniognatha'' is an extinct genus of arthropod of disputed placement. It has been considered in some analyses as the oldest insect known, as well as possibly being a flying insect. ''Rhyniognatha'' is known from a partial head with preserved m ...

hirsti'' is published by Haug & Haug (2017) who consider this taxon to be more likely a myriapod (possibly a

centipede Centipedes (from New Latin , "hundred", and Latin , " foot") are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda (Ancient Greek , ''kheilos'', lip, and New Latin suffix , "foot", describing the forcipules) of the subphylum Myriapoda, an ...

) rather than an insect. * A study on the age of the Cowie Harbour Fish Bed ( Scotland, United Kingdom), containing fish and arthropod fossils (including the millipede ''

Pneumodesmus ''Pneumodesmus newmani'' is a species of myriapod that lived in the Paleozoic. Its exact age is uncertain; it was originally interpreted as living , in the Late Silurian; however, subsequent research dates it to around 414 million years old, in ...

newmani''), is published by Suarez ''et al.'' (2017). * A study on the microstructural details of the

cuticle A cuticle (), or cuticula, is any of a variety of tough but flexible, non-mineral outer coverings of an organism, or parts of an organism, that provide protection. Various types of "cuticle" are non- homologous, differing in their origin, structu ...

of the concavicarid thylacocephalans from the

Devonian The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, whe ...

( Famennian) of Poland, identifying possible remains of sensory system, is published by Broda & Zatoń (2017). * A review of the research history, distribution, anatomy, ontogeny and inferred mode of life of '' Agnostus pisiformis'' is published by Eriksson & Horn (2017), who also present enlarged three-dimensional sculptural models of members of the species. * A restudy of the Burgess Shale arthropod ''

Habelia ''Habelia'' is a genus of extinct arthropod from the Middle Cambrian. Its fossils have been found in the Burgess Shale in British Columbia, Canada. Fifty-four specimens of ''Habelia'' are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise ...

'' based on known and new specimens is published by Aria & Caron (2017), who interpret ''Habelia'' as a close relative of '' Sanctacaris uncata'' and name a new arachnomorph order Habeliida.

Arachnids

Research

New taxa

Crustaceans

Research

New taxa

Malacostracans

Ostracods

Other crustaceans

Insects

Trilobites

Research

New taxa

Other arthropods

Research

New taxa

References

See also