Dracochela is an extinct genus of stem group pseudoscorpions that lived in the Panther Mountain Formation of New York State during the Middle Devonian period. The genus contains a single species, Dracochela deprehendor.
| Dracochela Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | †Dracochelidae Schawaller, Shear & Bonamo, 1991 |
| Genus: | †Dracochela Schawaller, Shear & Bonamo, 1991 |
| Species: | †D. deprehendor |
| Binomial name | |
| †Dracochela deprehendor Schawaller, Shear & Bonamo, 1991 | |
It is known from fragments of the cuticle from nymphs. Its full name translates to “dragon claw who takes by surprise”.
References
edit- Schawaller, Wolfgang; Shear, William A. & Bonamo, Patricia M. (1991): The first Paleozoic pseudoscorpions (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpionida). American Museum Novitates 3009. Abstract - PDF
- Judson, Mark L.I. (2012). "Reinterpretation of Dracochela deprehendor (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) as a stem-group pseudoscorpion" Palaeontology, 55.2 (March 2012) pages 261–283, redescribed the type material and an addition palpal fragment.
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