Eophrynidae is a family of the extinct
arachnid
Arachnida () is a class of joint-legged invertebrate animals (arthropods), in the subphylum Chelicerata. Arachnida includes, among others, spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, camel spiders, whip spiders and vinegar ...
order
Trigonotarbida
The order Trigonotarbida is a group of extinct arachnids whose fossil record extends from the late Silurian to the early Permian ( Pridoli to Sakmarian).Dunlop, J. A., Penney, D. & Jekel, D. 2020A summary list of fossil spiders and their relative ...
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Eophrynids lived during the
Carboniferous period in what is now modern Europe and North America. The family is probably found within the "eophrynid assemblage" clade: (''Aphantomartus'' (''Alkenia'' (''Pseudokreischeria'' (''Kreischeria'' (''Eophrynus'' + ''Pleophrynus''))))).
Genera
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Areomartus''
Petrunkevitch, 1913
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Eophrynus''
Woodward, 1871
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Nyranytarbus''
Harvey & Selden, 1995
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Petrovicia''
Frič, 1904
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Planomartus''
Petrunkevitch, 1953
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Pleophrynus''
Petrunkevitch, 1945
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Pocononia''
Petrunkevitch, 1953
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Somaspidion''
Jux, 1982
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Stenotrogulus''
Frič, 1904
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Vratislavia''
Frič, 1904
References
Trigonotarbids
Carboniferous arachnids
Carboniferous arthropods of Europe
Carboniferous arthropods of North America
Pennsylvanian first appearances
Mississippian extinctions
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Prehistoric arthropod families
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