''Priscaleclercera'' is a
genus
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of
araneomorph
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their ...
spiders in the family
Psilodercidae
''Psilodercidae'' is a family of spiders first described as a subfamily of Ochyroceratidae by Machado in 1951 and raised to family rank by J. Wunderlich in 2008. These spiders can be distinguished by the "segestriid positioning" of their six eyes, ...
, containing seven species. The genus was first described by Jorge Wunderlich in 2017,
and its fossils have been found in
Burmese amber
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,
while live specimens have been found in
Indonesia
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(
Sulawesi
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).
Species
*†''P. brevispinae''
Wunderlich, 2017
*''P. christae''
Magalhaes ''et al.'', 2021
*†''P. ellenbergeri''
(Wunderlich, 2015) (syn: ''"
Leclercera" ellenbergeri''
Wunderlich, 2015)
*†''P. longissipes''
(Wunderlich, 2012) (syn: ''"Leclercera" longissipes''
Wunderlich, 2012)
*†''P. paucispinae''
Wunderlich, 2017
*†''P. sexaculeata''
(Wunderlich, 2015) (syn: ''"Leclercera" sexaculeata''
Wunderlich, 2015)
*†''P. spicula''
(Wunderlich, 2012) (syn: ''"Leclercera" spicula''
(Wunderlich, 2012))
*''P spinata''
(Deeleman-Reinhold, 1995) (syn: ''"Leclercera" spinata''
(Deleeman-Reinhold, 1995))
References
Psilodercidae
Araneomorphae genera
Prehistoric spider genera
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