Xenarachne

Xenarachne is an enigmatic extinct genus of arachnid that lived in Germany during the lower Devonian period.^[1] This genus contains one species, Xenarachne willwerathensis.^[2][3] It was named by Dunlop and Poschmann.

Xenarachne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Genus:	Xenarachne
Binomial name
Xenarachne willwerathensis

Taxonomy

See also: Evolution of spiders

While it was placed into Tetrapulmonata (a clade of arachnids including spiders), its taxonomic placement is unknown making it an enigmatic taxon. While it has some similarities with the whip spiders (Amblypygi), it could also represent a genus of very early spider.^[1]