2024 in arthropod paleontology is a list of new arthropod fossil taxa, including arachnids, crustaceans, trilobites, and other arthropods (except insects, which have their own list) that were announced or described, as well as other significant arthropod paleontological discoveries and events which occurred in 2024.
List of years in arthropod paleontology |
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Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et 3 sp. nov | Wang et al. | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A member of the family Macrothelidae. Genus includes new species A. pauciverrucae, A. geminata and A. longicaudata. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wunderlich | Eocene | Baltic amber | Europe (Baltic Sea region) | A possible long-jawed orb weaver. | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wunderlich | Eocene | Baltic amber | Europe (Baltic Sea region) | An orb-weaver spider. The spelling ?Baltaraneus rotundus is used in the paper naming it, but the discussion of its relationships tentatively refers it to the genus Bararaneus. [2] | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wunderlich | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A tree trunk spider. The type species is B. translucens. | |||
Sp. nov | Guo, Selden & Ren in Guo et al. | A spider belonging to the family Lagonomegopidae. | ||||||
Sp. nov | Guo et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | A spider belonging to the family Lagonomegopidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Hou et al. | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A spider belonging to the family Pholcochyroceridae. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wunderlich | Eocene | Rovno amber | A tree trunk spider. The type species is M. rovnoensis. | |||
Sp.nov | Poinar | Quaternary | An ant-mimick spider. Originally described as a species of Myrmarachne ; Perger (2024) transferred it to the genus Myrmecium . [7] | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wunderlich | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A possible tube-dwelling spider. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Hou et al. | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A spider belonging to the family Pholcochyroceridae. | |||
Sp. nov | García-Villafuerte, Carbot-Chanona & Gómez-Pérez | Miocene | A species of Pholcophora . | |||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Chitimia-Dobler, Dunlop & Mans in Chitimia-Dobler et al. | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A tick belonging to the family Nuttalliellidae. | |||
Deinocroton lacrimus [10] | Sp. nov | Valid | Chitimia-Dobler, Dunlop & Mans in Chitimia-Dobler et al. | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A tick belonging to the family Nuttalliellidae. | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Chitimia-Dobler, Dunlop & Mans in Chitimia-Dobler et al. | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A tick belonging to the family Nuttalliellidae. The type species is L. robustus. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Chitimia-Dobler, Dunlop & Mans in Chitimia-Dobler et al. | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A species of Nuttalliella . | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Chitimia-Dobler, Dunlop & Mans in Chitimia-Dobler et al. | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A species of Nuttalliella. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Chitimia-Dobler, Dunlop & Mans in Chitimia-Dobler et al. | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A species of Nuttalliella. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Chitimia-Dobler, Dunlop & Mans in Chitimia-Dobler et al. | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A species of Nuttalliella. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Chitimia-Dobler, Dunlop & Mans in Chitimia-Dobler et al. | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A species of Nuttalliella. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Bartel, Dunlop & Wedmann | Eocene | Possibly a species of Leiobunum . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Bartel, Dunlop & Wedmann | Eocene | Messel pit | Possibly a species of Leiobunum. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sánchez-García et al. | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | A member of the family Garypinidae. The type species is C. zaragozai. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Agnihotri et al. | Eocene | Cambay Basin | A member of the family Geogarypidae. The type species is G. valiyaensis. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Röschmann et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | A member of the family Hyidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Córdova-Tabares et al. | Miocene | A member of the family Cheliferidae. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Sánchez-García et al. | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Escucha Formation | A member of the family Garypinidae. The type species is I. alavensis. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Kolesnikov, Vorontsov & Sidorchuk | Eocene | Baltic amber | Europe (Baltic Sea region) | A member of Oribatida belonging to the family Collohmanniidae. | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kolesnikov, Vorontsov & Sidorchuk | Eocene | Baltic amber | Europe (Baltic Sea region) | A member of Oribatida belonging to the family Collohmanniidae. | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kolesnikov, Vorontsov & Sidorchuk | Eocene | Baltic amber | Europe (Baltic Sea region) | A member of Oribatida belonging to the family Collohmanniidae. | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kolesnikov, Vorontsov & Sidorchuk | Eocene | Baltic amber | Europe (Baltic Sea region) | A member of Oribatida belonging to the family Collohmanniidae. | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kolesnikov, Vorontsov & Sidorchuk | Eocene | Baltic amber | Europe (Baltic Sea region) | A member of Oribatida belonging to the family Collohmanniidae. | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kolesnikov, Vorontsov & Sidorchuk | Eocene | Baltic amber | Europe (Baltic Sea region) | A member of Oribatida belonging to the family Collohmanniidae. | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Kolesnikov, Vorontsov & Sidorchuk | Eocene | Baltic amber | Europe (Baltic Sea region) | A member of Oribatida belonging to the family Collohmanniidae. | ||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Lourenço in Lourenço & Velten | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A member of Buthoidea belonging to the family Palaeoburmesebuthidae | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lourenço | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A member of the family Palaeoeuscorpiidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Lourenço in Lourenço & Velten | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A member of the family Chaerilobuthidae or Pseudochactidae. [22] | |||
Chaerilobuthus staxi [23] | Sp. nov | Valid | Lourenço in Lourenço & Velten | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A member of the family Chaerilobuthidae or Pseudochactidae. [22] | ||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lourenço in Lourenço & Velten | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A member of Buthoidea belonging to the family Palaeoburmesebuthidae. The type species is P. schmidti. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Disputed | Lourenço in Lourenço & Velten | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A member of the family Chaerilobuthidae or Pseudochactidae. [22] The type species is S. schmidti. Xuan et al. (2025) considered the genus Serratochaerilobuthus to be a junior synonym of the genus Chaerilobuthus, though the authors maintained S. schmidti as a distinct species within the latter genus. [22] | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Khaustov et al. | Eocene | Rovno amber | A mite belonging to the family Resinacaridae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Khaustov et al. | Eocene | Rovno amber | A mite belonging to the family Resinacaridae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Khaustov et al. | Eocene | Rovno amber | A mite belonging to the family Resinacaridae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Khaustov et al. | Eocene | Rovno amber | A mite belonging to the family Resinacaridae. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Khaustov, Vorontsov & Lindquist | Cretaceous | Burmese amber | A mite belonging to the family Trochometridiidae. The type species is R. pankowskiorum. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Santana et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian—Albian) | A whip scorpion belonging to the family Thelyphonidae. | ![]() | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Selden & Dunlop | Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) | A member of Pantetrapulmonata of uncertain affinities. The type species is D. acanthopoda. | ![]() | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Ma et al. | Devonian | A member of the family Stylonuridae. The type species is Q. spineus. | ![]() | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Bicknell et al. | Carboniferous (Serpukhovian) | A member of Euchelicerata of uncertain affinities. The type species is T. edgecombei. | ||||
Setapedites [45] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Lustri et al. | Lower Ordovician | Fezouata Formation | ![]() | A member of Euchelicerata recovered as an offacolid synziphosurine. The type species is S. abundantis. | ![]() |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Vega, Garassino, Nyborg & Pasini in Vega et al. | Late Cretaceous | A raninoid crab. The type species is A. hexagranula. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Van Bakel et al. | Late Cretaceous (Santonian) | Vaals Formation | A crab belonging to the superfamily Retroplumoidea and the family Binkhorstiidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Nyborg et al. | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | A raninoid crab. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Godfrey, Feldmann & Schweitzer | Miocene | An isopod belonging to the family Cymothoidae. The type species is C. osbornei. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Garassino & Pasini in Girone et al. | Pleistocene | A crab belonging to the family Goneplacidae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ossó, Charbonnier, Hyžný, van Bakel & Devillez in Ossó et al. | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | A member of the family Ctenochelidae. The type species is C. salasi. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ossó et al. | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Picofrentes Formation | A crab belonging to the family Dromiidae and the subfamily Goniodromitinae. | |||
Comb. nov | Valid | Oligocene (Chattian) | A shrimp belonging to the family Atyidae; moved from Caridina nitida Milne-Edwards (1879). | |||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Ferratges | Eocene | Roda Formation | A crab belonging to the subfamily Actinotocarcininae. The type species is "Periacanthus" tetracornis Ferratges et al. (2014) | |||
Gen. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Copilaş-Ciocianu & Ionesi | Miocene | An amphipod belonging to the family Gammaridae. The type species is E. moldavica; genus also includes E. prisca. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | De Angeli & Lovato | Eocene | A crab belonging to the group Portunoidea. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gašparič et al. | Oligocene (Chattian) | Trbovlje Formation | A crab belonging to the family Hymenosomatidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Nyborg & Garassino | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | Tuna Canyon Formation | A crab belonging to the family Lithophylacidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Garassino, Pasini, Mirzaie Ataabadi & Nyborg in Garassino et al. | Miocene (Tortonian) | A crab belonging to the family Leucosiidae and the subfamily Ebaliinae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ossó, Charbonnier, Hyžný, van Bakel & Devillez in Ossó et al. | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Escucha Formation | A crab belonging to the family Palaeocorystidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gašparič et al. | Oligocene (Chattian) | Trbovlje Formation | A crab belonging to the family Hymenosomatidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Luque & Gerken | Plio-Pleistocene | Hijikata Formation | A member of the family Diastylidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | De Angeli & Lovato | Eocene | A crab belonging to the group Portunoidea. | ||||
Sp. nov | Kočová Veselská et al. | Late Cretaceous | A crab belonging to the family Necrocarcinidae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Garassino & Pasini in Girone et al. | Pleistocene | A crab belonging to the family Goneplacidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | De Angeli, Ceccon & Caporiondo | Oligocene | A crab belonging to the superfamily Dromioidea and the family Basinotopidae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Winkler et al. | Late Jurassic | A shrimp belonging to the superfamily Bresilioidea. The type species is P. kurthetriegeri. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Charbonnier et al. | Miocene (Messinian) | A crab belonging to the superfamily Majoidea and the family Oregoniidae. The type species is "Hyas" oranensis Van Straelen (1937). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ossó, Charbonnier, Hyžný, van Bakel & Devillez in Ossó et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | Benassal Formation | A crab belonging to the family Necrocarcinidae. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Garassino, Pasini, Mirzaie Ataabadi & Nyborg in Garassino et al. | Miocene (Tortonian) | A crab belonging to the family Portunidae. The type species is P. arcuatus. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | De Angeli, Ceccon & Caporiondo | Oligocene | A species of Pilumnus . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | De Angeli & Bellin | Eocene | A species of Portunus . | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Pasini & Garassino | Miocene | A species of Portunus. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Van Bakel & Ossó | Miocene (Tongaporutuan) | Urenui Formation | A relative of the Tasmanian giant crab. | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Artal & Ossó | Paleocene and Eocene | A crab belonging to the family Geryonidae. The type species is "Xanthilites" macrodactylus Van Straelen (1924); genus also includes "Coeloma" martinezensis Rathbun (1926) and "Xanthilites macrodactylus" pyrenaicus Artal & Vía (1989), raised to the rank of the species Pyrenicola pyrenaica. | ||||
Sp. nov | Vega, Garassino, Nyborg & Pasini in Vega et al. | Late Cretaceous | A raninoid crab. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Liu et al. | Ordovician | Preservation Formation | A member of Phyllocarida belonging to the family Caryocarididae. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Vega, Garassino, Nyborg & Pasini in Vega et al. | Late Cretaceous | A raninoid crab. The type species is R. monosensis. | |||||
Comb. nov | (Peach) | Carboniferous (Tournaisian) | A member of the family Tealliocarididae. Moved from Tealliocaris robusta Peach (1908). | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Mychko, Schweitzer & Feldmann | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | A crab belonging to the family Orithopsidae. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Garassino et al. | Eocene | A member of Caridea. Genus includes new species S. spinosa. | ||||
Sp. nov | Clark & Ross | Carboniferous (Tournaisian) | Ballagan Formation | A member of the family Tealliocarididae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Clark | Carboniferous (Bashkirian) | A member of the family Tealliocarididae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Clark & Ross | Carboniferous (Mississippian) | A member of the family Tealliocarididae. | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Garassino et al. | Eocene | A member of Astacida. Genus includes new species T. levis. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ferratges | Eocene | Roda Formation | A crab belonging to the family Majidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Charbonnier et al. | Late Jurassic (Tithonian) | An uncinid lobster. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Garassino et al. | Eocene | A member of Caridea. Genus includes new species V. ypresiana. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Schweitzer | Eocene (Ypresian) | A crab belonging to the family Dromiidae. The type species is "Dromiopsis" americana Roberts (1956). | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Charbonnier et al. | Miocene (Messinian) | A crab belonging to the superfamily Majoidea and the family Epialtidae. The type species is "Maia" arambourgi Van Straelen (1937). | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Sobolev | Devonian-Carboniferous transition | A member of the family Editiidae. | |||||
Sp. nov | Ceolin et al. | Cretaceous–Palaeogene transition | ||||||
Ampuloides thungsamedensis [90] | Sp. nov | Promduang & Chitnarin | Late Silurian -Early Devonian | Kuan Tung Formation | ![]() | A member of Podocopida belonging to the family Pachydomellidae. | ||
Sp. nov | Mukai & Tanaka | Miocene | Kaigarabashi Formation | |||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Almeida-Lima et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | Crato Formation | Genus includes new species B. reticularis. | |||
Gen. et comb. et 3 sp. nov | Valid | Tesakova | Middle Jurassic (Bathonian and Callovian) | A member of Podocopida belonging to the family Progonocytheridae. The type species is "Palaeocytheridea" milanovskyi Lyubimova (1955); genus also includes new species B. prima, B. paenultima and B. ultima. | ||||
Gen. et 3 sp. nov | Sobolev | Devonian-Carboniferous transition | A member of the family Editiidae. Genus includes new species B. eleganta, B. auctus and B. pretzella. | |||||
Sp. nov | Mukai & Tanaka | Miocene | Kaigarabashi Formation | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Guillam | Early Cretaceous | Orós Formation | A member of Cypridoidea; a replacement name for Hastacypris Filho, Fauth & Sames. | |||
Sp. nov | Ferreira & Ramos | Neogene | Solimões Formation | |||||
Sp. nov | Ferreira & Ramos | Neogene | Solimões Formation | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Cabral, Lord & Pinto in Cabral et al. | Early Jurassic (Toarcian) | Póvoa da Lomba Formation | A member of the family Cytheruridae. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Siveter et al. | Silurian | A member of Beyrichicopida belonging to the group Binodicopina and the family Bolliidae. The type species is D. paparme. | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Cabral, Lord & Pinto in Cabral et al. | Early Jurassic (Toarcian) | Póvoa da Lomba Formation | A member of the family Cytheruridae. | |||
Sp. nov | Ceolin et al. | Cretaceous–Palaeogene transition | ||||||
Sp. nov | Ceolin et al. | Cretaceous–Palaeogene transition | ||||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Almeida-Lima et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | Crato Formation | Genus includes new species M. posteroaltis. | |||
Sp. nov | McDonald, Weldon & Warne | Pliocene (Zanclean) | Jemmys Point Formation | A member of the family Bairdiidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | McDonald, Weldon & Warne | Pliocene (Zanclean) | Jemmys Point Formation | A member of the family Cytheruridae. | ||||
Gen. et 3 sp. nov | Valid | Cabral & Lord in Cabral et al. | Jurassic (Toarcian and Aalenian) | São Gião Formation | A member of the family Protocytheridae. The type species is O. herrrigi; genus also includes O. mataensis and possibly also O.? sicoensis. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Cabral & Lord in Cabral et al. | Early Jurassic (Toarcian) | Póvoa da Lomba Formation | A member of the family Cytheruridae. | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Tesakova | Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) | A member of Podocopida belonging to the family Progonocytheridae. The type species is "Acanthocythere" elongata Wakefield (1994). | ||||
Sp. nov | Ceolin et al. | Cretaceous–Palaeogene transition | ||||||
Sp. nov | McDonald, Weldon & Warne | Pliocene (Zanclean) | Jemmys Point Formation | A member of the family Trachyleberididae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Forel et al. | Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) | ||||||
Ssp. nov | Sobolev | Devonian-Carboniferous transition | A member of the family Editiidae. | |||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Guillam | Devonian (Frasnian) | A replacement name for Ornatella Rozhdestvenskaya in Chibrikova & Rozhdestvenskaya (1959). | ||||
Nom. nov | Li | Silurian | A member of the family Bythocytheridae; a replacement name for Scaphium Jordan (1964). Published online in 2024, but the issue date is listed as December 2023. | |||||
Sp. nov | McDonald, Weldon & Warne | Pliocene (Zanclean) | Jemmys Point Formation | A member of the family Candonidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Almeida-Lima et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | Crato Formation | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Almeida-Lima et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | Crato Formation | ||||
Sp. nov | Song in Song et al. | Devonian (Givetian) | Dushan Formation | A member of Podocopida belonging to the superfamily Bairdiocypridoidea and the family Bairdiocyprididae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Almeida-Lima et al. | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | Ipubi Formation | ||||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Gale | Late Triassic (Rhaetian) | Westbury Formation | A barnacle belonging to the family Eolepadidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gale | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | A barnacle. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gale | Late Cretaceous (Coniacian or Santonian) | A barnacle. | ||||
Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Gale | Cretaceous | A barnacle. The type species is "Arcoscalpellum" transversum Withers (1935); genus also includes new species N. dibleyi. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gale | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Zig Zag Chalk Formation | A barnacle. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gale | Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) | Zig Zag Chalk Formation | A barnacle. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gale | Late Cretaceous (Campanian) | Newhaven Formation | A barnacle. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gale | Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian) | Weald Clay | A barnacle. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gale | Eocene (Lutetian) | Selsey Formation | A barnacle. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gale | Early Cretaceous (Albian) | Gault Clay | A barnacle. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Gale | Early Cretaceous (Aptian) | Vectis Formation | A barnacle. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Poschmann et al. | Devonian | Klerf Formation | A clam shrimp. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Poschmann et al. | Devonian | Klerf Formation | A clam shrimp. The type species is E. wenndorfi. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Geyer, Hegna & Kelber | Triassic (Anisian) | A member of the stem lineage of Diplostraca. The type species is G. alsatica. | ||||
Nom. nov | Valid | Ceccolini & Cianferoni | Late Jurassic | A member of the family Eosestheriidae; a replacement name for Pingquania Wang in Wang & Li (2008). Published online in 2024, but the issue date is listed as December 2023. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Geyer, Hegna & Kelber | Triassic (Anisian) | Grès à Voltzia | A non-calmanostracan phyllopod, possibly belonging to the stem lineage of Diplostraca. The type species is O. galli. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Poschmann et al. | Devonian | A clam shrimp. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Xue & Li | Middle–Late Jurassic | Yaojie Formation | A clam shrimp. | |||
Comb. nov | (Chen) | Late Triassic (Rhaetian) | A clam shrimp. Originally described as Euestheria? luchangensis Chen (1974). | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Liao & Huang in Liao et al. | Middle Jurassic (Callovian) | Longmen Formation | A clam shrimp belonging to the superfamily Eosestherioidea and the family Triglyptidae. | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Wu et al. | A radiodont of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is S. ankylosskelos. | ![]() | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Wu et al. | Cambrian Stage 3 | Qingjiang Lagerstätte | A radiodont of the hurdiidae (peytoiidae) family. Another species, S. hirpex is known from North America. | ![]() | ||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Van Viersen & Müller | Devonian (Pragian–Emsian transition) | Abadía Formation | A member of the family Acastidae. The type species is "Pelitlina" corbachoi Basse & Müller (2016); genus also includes "Pelitlina" smeenki Lieberman & Kloc (1997) and "Acastava" faberi Basse & Franke (2006). | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Sepúlveda et al. | Soleras Formation | A member of Redlichiida belonging to the group Olenellina. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Van Viersen & Müller | Devonian (Emsian) | A member of the family Homalonotidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Taylor, Loch & Repetski | Cambrian (Furongian) | A member of the family Olenidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Geyer | Cambrian (Drumian) | A member of the family Conocoryphidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Geyer | Cambrian | A member of the family Conocoryphidae. | ||||
Gen. et comb. nov | Disputed | Geyer | Cambrian | A member of the family Solenopleuridae. The type species is "Liostracus" linnarssoni Brøgger (1878); genus also includes "Parasolenopleura" spinigera Westergård (1953) and possibly "Lonchocephalus" peregrinus Wallerius (1930). Westrop & Landing (2025) did not consider the genus to be demonstrably monophyletic, and considered it to be a possible synonym of Balticomerope. [119] | ||||
Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Disputed | Geyer | Cambrian | Alum Shale Formation | A member of the family Solenopleuridae. The type species is "Parasolenopleura" scanica Westergård (1953); genus also includes "Parasolenopleura linnarssoni" brevicauda Westergård (1953), "Solenopleura" flerovae Lermontova in Chernysheva (1953) and "Solenopleura" djainensis Lermontova in Chernysheva (1953) as well as new species B. bornholmensis. Westrop & Landing (2025) did not consider the genus to be demonstrably monophyletic, and considered it to be a possible synonym of Balticoglaucus. [119] | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Alberti | Devonian | Rupbach Shale | A member of the family Lichidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Sundberg, Cothren & Dehler | Cambrian | Nounan Formation | A member of the family Aphelaspididae. | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Van Viersen | Silurian | Motol Formation | A member of the family Odontopleuridae. The type species is "Acidaspis" roemeri Barrande (1852); genus also includes "Odontopleura" dormitzeri Hawle & Corda (1847) and "Odontopleura" dumortieri Hawle & Corda (1847). | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Geyer | Cambrian (Wuliuan) | Tannenknock Formation | A member of Ptychopariida belonging to the group Ptychopariacea. The type species is C. parablepta. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Geyer | Cambrian (Wuliuan) | Tannenknock Formation | A member of Ptychopariida belonging to the group Ptychopariacea. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Alberti | Devonian | Rupbach Shale | A member of the family Odontopleuridae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Alberti | Devonian | Rupbach Shale | A member of the family Odontopleuridae. | |||
Gen. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Geyer | Cambrian | Coulouma Formation | A member of the family Conocoryphidae. The type species is "Conocoryphe" levyi Munier-Chalmas & Bergeron in Bergeron (1889); genus also includes "Bailiella levyi" bondoni Termier & Termier (1950), "Bailiella" griffei Courtessole (1967), "Bailiella" meridiana Sdzuy (1958), "Bailiella" seguieri Courtessole (1973), "Bailiella" sepulcra Álvaro & Vizcaïno (2018), "Bailiella" souchoni Courtessole (1967), as well as new species C. lemdadensis. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Geyer | Cambrian (Wuliuan) | Tannenknock Formation | A member of the family Eodiscidae, placed by Geyer (2024) within Trilobita rather than Agnostida. [118] | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Geyer | Cambrian | Alum Shale Formation | A member of the family Conocoryphidae. The type species is "Conocoryphe" emarginata Linnarsson (1877); genus also includes "Bailiella" cobboldi Resser (1936), "Bailiella" comleyensis Resser (1936), "Bailiella" froeensis Westergård (1950), "Conocoryphe" impressa Linnarsson (1879), "Conocoryphe emarginata" var. longifrons Cobbold (1911), "Conocoryphe" lyelli Hicks (1871) and "Conocoryphe" tenuicincta Linnarsson (1879). | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | Achguig Group | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | |||
Nom. et comb. et sp. nov | Valid | Geyer | Cambrian | A member of the family Solenopleuridae; a replacement name for Herse Hawle & Corda (1847). The type species is "Herse" neubergi Hawle & Corda (1847); genus also includes "Parasolenopleura" parabolica Geyer (2017), "Parasolenopleura" wurmi Geyer (2017), "Parasolenopleura" lemdadensis Geyer (1998), "Solenopleura" cristata Linnarsson (1877), "Bathyurus" gregarius Billings (1865) and "Solenopleura" pauperata Walcott (1906), as well as new species E. marionae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Hopkins & Martin | Ordovician | Neuville Formation |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | Er Remlia Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Fortey, Vargas-Parra & Droser | Ordovician | A member of the family Raphiophoridae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | El Otfal Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | |||
Harpes lahceni [123] | Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | El Otfal Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | ||
Harpes lentigo [123] | Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | Tazoulait Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | ||
Harpes oudris [123] | Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | El Otfal Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | ||
Harpes prescheri [123] | Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | Er Remlia Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | ||
Harpes sphenocephalus [123] | Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | Er Remlia Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | ||
Harpes supercilium [123] | Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | El Otfal Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Alberti | Devonian | Rupbach Shale | A member of the family Odontopleuridae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Van Viersen | Devonian | A member of the family Odontopleuridae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | Ihandar Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Geyer | Cambrian | Tannenknock Formation | A member of the family Ellipsocephalidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Geyer | Cambrian (Wuliuan) | Tannenknock Formation | A member of the family Ellipsocephalidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Geyer | Cambrian (Wuliuan) | Tannenknock Formation | A member of the family Ellipsocephalidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Sundberg, Cothren & Dehler | Cambrian | Nounan Formation | A member of the family Kingstoniidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Alberti | Devonian | Rupbach Shale | A member of the family Odontopleuridae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Geyer | Cambrian (Wuliuan) | Tannenknock Formation | A member of the family Ellipsocephalidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Tang et al. | Carboniferous | ||||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | Tazoulait Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | |||
Lioharpes galea [123] | Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | Ihandar Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | ||
Lioharpes morocconensis [123] | Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | Boutiskaouine Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | ||
Lioharpes saredra [123] | Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | Probably Boutiskaouine Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | ||
Lioharpes scopulum [123] | Sp. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian | Probably Ihandar Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ghobadi Pour, Popov & Kebria-ee Zadeh | Cambrian (Furongian) | Mila Formation | A member of Asaphida belonging to the family Ceratopygidae. | |||
Gen. et 9 sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian (Pragian to Emsian) | Ihandar Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. The types species is M. hammii; genus also includes new species M. azmamarensis, M. forteyi, M. ihmadii, M. laatchanensis, M. minutipunctus, M. oufatenensis, M. terridus and M. zguidensis, as well as "Harpes" rouvillei Frech (1887) and "Harpes" sculptus Hawle & Corda (1847). | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ghobadi Pour, Popov & Kebria-ee Zadeh | Cambrian (Furongian) | Mila Formation | A member of Asaphida belonging to the family Asaphidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Webster in Webster & Caron | Eager Formation | A member of the family Olenellidae. | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Alberti | Devonian | Rupbach Shale | A member of the family Lichidae. | |||
Gen. et 8 sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian (Emsian to Eifelian) | El Otfal Formation | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. The types species is P. segaouii; genus also includes new species P. apteros, P. chaperon, P. hannabouensis, P. haustrum, P. igaouii, P. merzaneensis and P. torquis, as well as "Harpes" hamarlaghdadensis Crônier et al. (2018) and probably also "Harpes" fornicatus Novák (1890) and "Harpes" pygmaeus Lütke (1965). | |||
Gen. et comb. et 2 sp. nov | Valid | Geyer | Cambrian | Jbel Wawrmast Formation | A member of the family Conocoryphidae. The type species is "Bailiella" dilatata Geyer (1998); genus also includes new species P. max and P. moritz. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Geyer | Cambrian (Wuliuan) | Tannenknock Formation | A member of the family Ellipsocephalidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Fortey, Vargas-Parra & Droser | Ordovician | Al Rose Formation | A member of the family Nileidae. | |||
Nom. nov | Valid | Geyer | Cambrian | Andrarum Limestone Bed | A member of the family Solenopleuridae; a replacement name for Solenopleura conifrons Westergård (1953). | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Leidi et al. | Ordovician (Katian) | A member of the family Encrinuridae. | ||||
Gen. et 4 sp. et comb. nov | Valid | Johnson | Devonian (Lochkovian to Eifelian) | A member of Harpetida belonging to the family Harpetidae. The types species is S. rissaniensis; genus also includes new species S. calceolus, S. capricornus and S. retiarius, as well as "Kielania" obuti Pribyl & Vanek (1986) and "Harpes" convexus Hawle & Corda (1847). | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Sepúlveda et al. | Cambrian Stage 4 | Soleras Formation | A member of Redlichiida belonging to the group Ellipsocephaloidea and the family Ellipsocephalidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Van Viersen & Müller | Devonian (Emsian) | A member of the family Proetidae. | ||||
Triarthrusnovoaustralis [130] | Sp. nov | Valid | Smith et al. | Ordovician (Katian) | Malachis Hill Formation | ![]() | A member of Ptychopariida belonging to the family Olenidae | |
Sp. nov | Valid | Pereira, Rábano & Gutiérrez-Marco | Ordovician (Katian) | |||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Webster in Webster & Caron | Cambrian Stage 4 | Eager Formation | A member of Olenelloidea belonging to the family Wanneriidae. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Randolfe & Gass | Silurian (Telychian) | A member of the family Dalmanitidae. The type species is W. eatonae. | ![]() | |||
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov | Valid | Ji & Tintori | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | Buchenstein Formation | ||||
Sp. nov | Valid | Laville et al. | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | Lower Serla Dolomite Formation | A thylacocephalan. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Su, Cai & Huang | Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | A millipede belonging to the family Heterochordeumatidae. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Laville et al. | Middle Triassic (Anisian) | Strelovec Formation | A thylacocephalan. The type species is K. cemazevkaensis. | |||
Lomankus [153] | Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Pary et al. | Upper Ordovician (Katian) | Beecher’s Trilobite Beds | ![]() ( ![]() | A late surviving member of the Megacheira belonging to the family Leanchoiliidae. The type species is L. edgecombei. | ![]() |
Sp. nov | Valid | Taylor, Loch & Repetski | Cambrian (Furongian) | Windfall Formation | A member of Agnostida belonging to the family Agnostidae. | |||
Lotagnostus morrisoni [117] | Sp. nov | Valid | Taylor, Loch & Repetski | Cambrian (Furongian) | Windfall Formation | A member of Agnostida belonging to the family Agnostidae. | ||
Lotagnostus nolani [117] | Sp. nov | Valid | Taylor, Loch & Repetski | Cambrian (Furongian) | Windfall Formation | A member of Agnostida belonging to the family Agnostidae. | ||
Lotagnostus rushtoni [117] | Sp. nov | Valid | Taylor, Loch & Repetski | Cambrian (Furongian) | Windfall Formation | A member of Agnostida belonging to the family Agnostidae. | ||
Sp. nov | Valid | Laville et al. | Late Triassic (Carnian) | Martuljek Limestone Formation | A thylacocephalan. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Taylor, Loch & Repetski | Cambrian (Furongian) | Windfall Formation | A member of Agnostida belonging to the family Diplagnostidae. | |||
Gen. et comb. nov | Valid | Korovnikov & Bushuev | Cambrian | A member of Agnostida belonging to the family Weymouthiidae. The type species is "Microdiscus" helena Walcott (1889); genus also includes "Calodiscus" granulosus Egorova & Shabanov (1972). | ||||
Comb. nov | Valid | (Glaessner) | Late Triassic (Carnian) | Polzberg Lagerstätte | A thylacocephalan; moved from Austriocaris striata Glaessner (1931). | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Ehiro & Kano | Early Triassic (Olenekian) | Osawa Formation | A thylacocephalan belonging to the family Microcarididae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Jin et al. | Hongjingshao Formation | A hymenocarine belonging to the pectocarididae family. | ![]() | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Su, Cai & Huang | Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | A millipede belonging to the family Siphonorhinidae. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Su, Cai & Huang | Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) | Burmese amber | A millipede belonging to the family Siphonorhinidae. | |||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Ji & Tintori | Middle Triassic (Ladinian) | Buchenstein Formation | A thylacocephalan. The type species is S. grignaensis. | |||
Sp. nov | Valid | Weidner, Nielsen & Ebbestad | Cambrian (Guzhangian) | A member of Agnostida. | ||||
Gen. et sp. nov | Valid | Smith et al. | Yu'anshan Formation | A member of the lower stem group of Euarthropoda. The type species is Y. yuanshi. | ![]() | |||
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