Misionella

Misionella
Misionella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Filistatidae
Genus: Misionella
Ramirez & Grismado, 1997
Species
  • M. jaminawa
  • M. mendensis
  • †M. didicostae

Misionella is a genus of crevice weaver spiders. Currently there are two described living species.

A spider fossil that was found in 15 to 20 million year old Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic was in 2005 described as Misionella didicostae (Penney 2005a). A second specimen was discussed (Penney 2005b) soon thereafter.

Species

  • Misionella jaminawa Grismado & Ramírez, 2000 (Brazil)
  • Misionella mendensis (Mello-Leitão, 1920) (Brazil, Argentina)

References

  • Penney, David (2005a) ŮFirst fossil Filistatidae: a new species of Misionella in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic. Journal of Arachnology 33(1): 93–100. doi:10.1636/H03-38 PDF fulltext
  • Penney, David (2005b): Fossil blood droplets in Miocene Dominican amber yield clues to speed and direction of resin secretion. Palaeontology 48(5): 925-927. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2005.00491.x PDF fulltext


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