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Monotypic taxon: Subfamily †Protertheraphosinae Wunderlich, 2020 (spider)
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Authorship

Original name, rank & spelling:  Wunderlich, J. 2020. In J. Wunderlich & P. Müller, Beitr. Araneol. 13: 43 ("n. subfam.").
Description/Diagnosis in English:  op. cit.: 43 ("Diagnostic characters (♂; ♀ unknown)").

Validation

Validated name: †Protertheraphosa (Genus) Wunderlich, 2020 Ref: J. Wunderlich, 2020: 44 ("diagnosis"). [new]
Validated name: †Protertheraphosa spinipes Wunderlich, 2020 Ref: J. Wunderlich, 2020: 45 ("Diagnosis"). [new]

Etymology

Latin (pref.) proter-, in former times. Ref: J. Wunderlich, 2020: 43.

Etymology

Derived from: Theraphosa (Genus) Walckenaer, 1805 sensu Thorell, 1870, nom. subst., nom. protect. Ref: J. Wunderlich, 2020: 43. [new]

Types

Type, by original designation and monotypy: †Protertheraphosa (Genus) Wunderlich, 2020 Ref: J. Wunderlich, 2020: 43. [new]

Variants

Incorrect spelling: †Proptertheraphosinae (Subfamily) Wunderlich, 2020, orth. inval. Ref: J. Wunderlich, 2020: 43. [inferred]
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