A study on the phylogenetic relationships of extant and fossil members of Palpimanoidea is published by Wood & Wunderlich (2023), who interpret their findings as indicative of closer relationships of palpimanoids from the Cretaceous amber from Myanmar with the Gondwanan taxa, and indicative of dispersal of Gondwanan lineages through the Burma terrane into the Holarctic in the Cretaceous.[8]
Richardson, McCurry & Frese (2023) describe fossil material of a member of the genus Simaetha from the Miocene of Australia, interpreted as consistent with the molecular-based studies indicating that the radiation of the astioidjumping spiders at the Oligocene/Miocene transition happened in Australasia.[9]
A hard tick. Announced in 2022; the final article version was published in 2023.
Ixodida research
New specimens of Compluriscutula vetulum, providing new information on the morphology of this tick, are described from the Cretaceous amber from Myanmar by Chitimia-Dobler et al. (2023).[11]
A pseudoscorpion belonging to the family Garypinidae. The type species is B. gizmotum from the Baltic amber The genus also includes B. grabenhorsti from the Bitterfeld amber.
Dunlop & Garwood (2023) reevaluate purported Paleozoic scorpion taxa Palaeophonus arctus and Palaeophonus lightbodyi, considering them both to be nomina dubia, and consider the genus Allopalaeophonus to be a junior synonym of the genus Palaeophonus.[26]
The oldest pectinal tooth of a scorpion reported to date, preserved with small projections in sockets consistent with the peg sensilla of extant scorpions, is described from the Devonian (Emsian) strata in Scotland (United Kingdom) by Dunlop et al. (2023).[27]
A camel spider. The type species is E. fahrenheitiana.
Trigonotarbida
Trigonotarbida research
A trigonotarbid arachnid specimen is described from the Carboniferous (Moscovian) Almazna Formation (Donetsk Oblast) by Dunlop & Dernov (2023), extending known distribution of trigonotarbids in Europe.[29]
Probable new specimen of Mesoproctus rowlandi, representing the first fossil whip scorpion specimen preserved with book lungs, is described from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation (Brazil) by Alberto et al. (2023).[34]
Likely the oldest adelophthalmid. The type species is A. anjiensis.
Eurypterid research
Braddy (2023) reviews evidence for the predatory abilities of pterygotid eurypterids, and interprets them as likely slow swimming vagrant and ambush predators, with different taxa adapted to feeding on different types of prey.[36]
Bicknell, Kenny & Plotnick (2023) present a new, three-dimensional reconstruction of Acutiramus.[37]
Xiphosurans
Xiphosuran research
A study on the evolution of the developmental patterns of xiphosurans is published by Lustri et al. (2023), who find evidence of changes in the allometric growth of xiphosurans related to adaptations to different environments, but also report that the studied changes were relatively minor compared to the diversity of patterns of allometric growth observed in eurypterids and chasmataspidids.[38]
Klompmaker et al. (2023) describe a specimen of Limulitella bronnii from the AnisianMuschelkalk sediments of the Vossenveld Formation (Netherlands), extending known temporal range of this species, and provide the diagnosis of L. bronnii for the first time.[39]
Possibly a member of the family Palaemonidae. Announced in 2022; the correction including evidence of registration in ZooBank was published in 2023.[51]
A crab, probably a member of the family Orithopsidae. The type species is C. camilosantanai. Announced in 2022 in an online-only journal, and the publication did not include a ZooBank registration number;[60] validated in 2023.
A member of the family Galatheidae. Announced in 2008 in an online-only journal, prior to electronic-only publications being allowed under ICZN; validated in 2023.[76]
A crab belonging to the family Aethridae. Moved from Hepatella amazonica Beurlen (1958). The type species of the new genus Miohepatus, which also includes extant species Miohepatus peruvianus (originally Hepatella peruviana Rathbun, 1933)
An isopod belonging to the family Cirolanidae. Announced in 2008 in an online-only journal, prior to electronic-only publications being allowed under ICZN; validated in 2023.[76]
A crab belonging to the group Homolodromioidea and the family Prosopidae. The type species is P. thauckei. Announced in 2021 in an online-only journal;[102] validated in 2023.[101]
A member of the family Etyidae. Announced in 2008 in an online-only journal, prior to electronic-only publications being allowed under ICZN; validated in 2023.[76]
Malacostracan research
Chény, Charbonnier & Audo (2023) reexamine the fossil record of lobsters from the Middle Jurassic of Normandy (France), providing evidence of the presence of sexual dimorphism in Glyphea dressieri and proposing the first reconstruction of this lobster.[115]
Klompmaker et al. (2023) report the discovery of a specimen of Secretanella sp. from a Campanian methane seep in South Dakota (United Kingdom) preserved with parts of its internal anatomy, including the first esophagus preserved in a fossil decapod reported to date.[116]
New specimen of Eogeryon elegius, providing new information on the anatomy of this crab, is described from the Cenomanian Villa de Vés Formation (Spain) by Ossó (2023).[117]
A specimen of Araripenaeus timidus with a swelling on its carapace which might be indicative of infestation by bopyrid isopods is described from the Lower Cretaceous Romualdo Formation (Brazil) by Lima et al. (2023), representing the oldest evidence of parasitism in marine dendrobranchiate shrimps reported to date.[119]
A study on the extinction and survival of the decapod crustacean groups during the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event is published by Schweitzer & Feldmann (2023).[121]
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.
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.
A study on molting patterns and ontogeny in Stanleycaris is published by Moysiuk & Caron (2023), who find evidence for two distinct fossil types of Stanleycaris (carcasses and molted exoskeletal remains), interpret their findings as confirming that radiodonts grew by periodic ecdysis, and consider the general pattern of molting in Stanleycaris to be likely shared with other radiodonts and possibly with other early arthropods.[151]
A study on the functional capabilities and hydrodynamic performance of the frontal appendages of Anomalocaris canadensis is published by Bicknell et al. (2023), who interpret their findings as indicating that A. canadensis targeted soft-bodied prey.[152]
A study on the development of the frontal appendage of Amplectobelua symbrachiata is published by Wu et al. (2023), who interpret their findings as indicative of rapid growth.[153]
A phacopid trilobite. Subsequently considered to be a junior synonym of Clarksonops junggariensis Crônier in Crônier and Waters (2022) by Zong (2023), resulting in a new combination Omegops junggariensis.[176]
A member of the family Lichidae. The type species is "Lichas" decheni Holzapfel (1895); genus also includes "Lobopyge" niobe Basse (1998) and a new species R. schneideri.
A member of the family Asaphidae belonging to the subfamily Isotelinae. The type species is "Isotelus" tsinghaiensis Chang & Fan (1960); genus also includes "Niobe (Niobella)" obscura Zhou & Zhou (2019).
Trilobite research
Evidence indicating that a mechanism similar to the molecular activator/inhibitor mechanism present in vertebrates and known as the inhibitory cascade had controls on segment size development in trilobites is presented by Nikolic, Hopkins & Evans (2023).[181][182]
A study on the timing of the appearance of trilobite planktic larvae is published Laibl, Saleh & Pérez-Peris (2023), who interpret their findings as indicating that Cambrian ecosystems were dominated by trilobites with exclusively benthic early post-embryonic stages, and that a progressive increase in the number of trilobite taxa that incorporated planktic stages in their development happened between the Miaolingian and the Middle Ordovician.[183]
A study on the disparity of trilobite cephalic structures across Cambrian Series 2, providing evidence that the development of disparity of various cephalic structures was constrained in different ways, is published by Holmes (2023).[184]
A study on the morphology and evolutionary relationships of Duyunaspis duyunensis, D. jianheensis and Balangia balangensis from the Cambrian Balang and Tsinghsutung formations (China) is published by Chen et al. (2023), who report evidence of gradual evolution indicative that Balangia was more likely to be an ancestor of Duyunaspis rather than its descendant.[185]
Taxonomic revision of the species belonging to the genus Abadiella is published by Wang, Peng & Zhang (2023), who consider Parabadiella, Guangyuanaspis and Parabadiella (Danangouia) to be junior junior synonyms of Abadiella, and consider the species A. huoi and A. bourgini to have wide geographic distribution in Gondwana, making stratigraphical correlations between various Gondwana regions based on Cambrian trilobites possible.[186]
A study on the morphology, ontogeny and systematics of Walcottaspis vanhornei is published by Srivastava & Hughes (2023).[187]
Hou, Hughes & Hopkins (2023) report the presence of setae on the walking legs of the Cambrian Olenoides serratus and on the gill shaft of the Ordovician Triarthrus eatoni, and interpret these setae as likely used to groom the gills of the trilobites.[188]
Evidence of the presence of countercurrent gaseous exchange mechanism in the gills of Triarthrus eatoni is presented by Hou et al. (2023).[189]
A study on the taphonomy of the Ordovician trilobites from the Walcott–Rust quarry (New York, United States) is published by Losso, Thines & Ortega-Hernández (2023), who report evidence indicating that fine-grained sediment supported the preservation of delicate appendages and facilitated their fossilization.[190]
A study on the morphology of the ventral part of the exoskeletons of trilobites from the Walcott–Rust quarry, providing evidence of adaptations facilitating complete enrolment convergent with those present in extant arthropods, is published by Losso et al. (2023).[191]
Laibl et al. (2023) describe early developmental stages of at least nine trilobite species from the Fezouata Formation (Morocco), providing new information on the development of early Ordovician trilobites.[192]
Schoenemann & Clarkson (2023) describe specimens of Aulacopleura koninckii and Cyclopyge sibilla preserved with structures interpreted as likely median eyes, and interpret this finding as indicating that early developmental stages of trilobites possessed median eyes (probably unlike adult specimens).[193]
A study on the impact of changes of body shape and construction of Aulacopleura koninckii during its growth on changes of the style of its enrolment is published by Esteve & Hughes (2023), who find that the change in enrolment style happening at the onset of mature growth made it possible for A. koninckii to assume defensive posture regardless of the variation in the number of mature trunk segments of specimens belonging to the studied species.[194]
A study on the hydrodynamics of Microparia speciosa, indicating that it had a high stability in the water column when it was enrolled, is published by Esteve & López-Pachón (2023).[195]
Kraft et al. (2023) describe a specimen of Bohemolichas incola from the Darriwilian Šárka Formation (Czech Republic) preserved with fossilized gut contents, providing evidence of adaptation of the studied trilobite to feeding on organic remains including shells, and probably of digestive enzymes similar to those in modern crustaceans or chelicerates.[196]
Gishlick & Fortey (2023) describe a specimen of Walliserops trifurcatus with a malformed cephalic trident showing four rather than three tines, and consider its anatomy to be consistent with the interpretation of the trident as a weapon used for intraspecific combat.[197]
Fossil evidence confirming the survival of encrinurid trilobites into the earliest Devonian is reported from the Wutubulake and Mangeer formations (China) by Ma et al. (2023).[198]
A study on the impact of the Late Devonian extinctions on the taxonomic and morphological diversity of trilobites, and on the trilobite recovery after the extinction events, is published by Bault (2023).[199]
A study on the locomotion of trilobites, based on data from three-dimensional models, is published by Esteve & Rubio (2023), who find evidence for two main gait types reflecting burrowing and walking, as well as evidence indicating that the body structure constrained speed and lifestyles of trilobites.[200]
A study on changes of the morphological diversity of phacopid trilobites throughout their evolutionary history is published by Bault et al. (2023).[201]
Park (2023) examined trilobite specimens and shown that hypostome is fusion of anterior sclerite and labrum.[202]
A member of Artiopoda belonging to the group Xandarellida. The type species is Z. acuticaudata.
Research
New information on the anatomy of Kylinxia zhangi, indicating that its head was composed of six segments (as in extant mandibulates), is presented by O'Flynn et al. (2023), who interpret their findings as indicating that a six-segmented head was already present in the last common ancestor of Kylinxia and the euarthropod crown group.[217]
Redescription of Isoxys curvirostratus, incorporating data from new fossil material from the Cambrian Chiungchussu Formation (China) and focusing on the biramous appendages of this arthropod, is published by Zhang et al. (2023), who report that the appendage differentiation in Isoxys was higher than previously considered, that the trunk of I. curvirostratus was not arthrodized, and that Isoxys was one of the earliest branching members of Deuteropoda.[218]
A study on the ontogeny of Isoxys minor, based on data from specimens from the Cambrian Shuijingtuo formation (China), is published by Ma et al. (2023), who interpret the studied fossil material as indicative of only slight morphological differences between the specimens of I. minor which might have been caused by different environment, indicative of the presence of brood care in I. minor, and well as indicative of reproductive ability at the early life stages of this arthropod.[219]
Pates & Zamora (2023) report the discovery of arthropod carapaces representing at least two taxa (including a tuzoiid) from the Cambrian (Drumian) Murero Formation (Spain), and interpret this finding as possibly indicating that Cambrian bivalved euarthropods living at higher latitudes were larger than those from low latitudes.[220]
New fossil material of Acanthomeridion serratum, providing new information on the anatomy of members of this species, is described by Du et al. (2023), who interpret A. anacanthus as a junior synonym of A. serratum, and interpret dorsal cephalic sutures of trilobites as more likely to have multiple origins within Artiopoda rather than a single, deep origin.[221]
A study on the morphology of early developmental stages of marrellids from the Fezouata Formation is published by Laibl et al. (2023), who report that adults and immature individuals shares the same general appendage differentiation, and avoided direct competition for food resources only by feeding on particles of different size.[223]
New information on the anatomy of Concavicaris woodfordi, including the structure of the shield, the circulatory, digestive and reproductive systems, and the appendages, is presented by Laville et al. (2023).[224]
Wellman et al. (2023) present data supporting a Silurian (late Wenlock) age of the "Lower Old Red Sandstone" deposits of the Midland Valley (Scotland, United Kingdom) preserving the fossil material of Pneumodesmus newmani, supporting the interpretation of this myriapod as the oldest known air-breathing land animal.[225]
Naimark, Sizov & Khubanov (2023) report the discovery of a new assemblage of Cambrian arthropods from the Kimiltei site (Irkutsk Oblast, Russia), including the first records of members of Euthycarcinoidea and Synziphosurina from the Siberian platform and the first Cambrian record of Chasmataspidida from this platform.[228]
Braddy (2023) describes a resting trace of a phyllocarid crustacean from the Miaolingian Hickory Sandstone Member of the Riley Formation (Texas, United States), names a new ichnotaxon Minterichnus shieldi, and reinterprets the arthropod body fossil associated with the resting trace as a phyllocarid rather than the oldest known chasmataspidid.[229]
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^Tang, Y.-N.; Peng, A.-C.; Wu, Z.-Y.; Engel, M. S.; Yang, Z.-Z.; Liu, Y. (2023). "Mygalomorph spiders in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber (Araneae: Mygalomorphae), northern Myanmar: a new genus and species of the family Macrothelidae". Cretaceous Research. 147. 105514. Bibcode:2023CrRes.14705514T. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105514. S2CID257306643.
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^Chitimia-Dobler, L.; Pfeffer, T.; Würzinger, F.; Handschuh, S.; Dunlop, J. A. (2023). "New larval records of the extinct hard tick Compluriscutula vetulum (Arachnida: Ixodida) from Burmese amber, with notes on its morphology". Palaeoworld. 33 (5): 1327–1335. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2023.10.002.
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^Turbanov, I. S.; Kolesnikov, V. B.; Vorontsov, D. D.; Vasilenko, D. V.; Perkovsky, E. E. (2023). "Chthonius marusiki sp. nov. – the first pseudoscorpion of the family Chthoniidae Daday, 1889 (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones) from the late Eocene Rovno amber". Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology. 36 (12): 2557–2564. doi:10.1080/08912963.2023.2266821.
^Kolesnikov, V. B.; Vorontsov, D. D.; Perkovsky, E. E.; Vasilenko, D. V.; Klimov, P. B. (2023). "Confocal autofluorescence microscopy revealed the fine morphology of the amber preserved mite Congovidia glesoconomorphi sp. nov. (Acari: Hemisarcoptidae) phoretic on a mycterid beetle". Palaeoentomology. 6 (6): 665–678. doi:10.11646/palaeoentomology.6.6.8.
^Agnihotri, P.; Singh, H.; Subramanian, K. A.; Acharya, S. (2023). "Scanning electron microscopy of Sarcoptes kutchensis, a new species of a Middle Eocene sarcoptid mite in amber from the Umarsar Lignite Mine of Kutch, Western India". Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology. 36 (12): 2847–2853. doi:10.1080/08912963.2023.2281579.
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^Lourenço, W. R.; Velten, J. (2023). "Confirmation of the validity of the genus Cretaceousbuthus Lourenço, 2022 and description of a new species from Burmite (Scorpiones: Buthoidea: Buthidae)". Faunitaxys. 11 (35): 1–6. doi:10.57800/faunitaxys-11(35).
^Xuan, Q.; Cai, C.; Zhang, Z.; Huang, D. (2023). "A new species of Cretaceoushormiops from the mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Arachnida: Scorpiones: Protoischnuridae)". PalZ. 98: 191–201. doi:10.1007/s12542-023-00673-7.
^Dunlop, J. A.; Wellman, C. H.; Prendini, L.; Shear, W. A. (2023). "A pectinal tooth with peg sensilla from an Early Devonian scorpion". The Journal of Arachnology. 51 (3): 255–257. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-22-024.
^Dunlop, J. A.; Erdek, M.; Bartel, C. (2023). "A new species of camel spider (Arachnida: Solifugae) in Baltic amber". Arachnology. 19 (4): 772–776. doi:10.13156/arac.2023.19.4.772. S2CID257632799.
^Khaustov, A. A.; Vorontsov, D. D.; Lindquist, E. E. (2023). "Unguicheylidae fam. nov., a new fossil family of prostigmatic mites (Acari: Prostigmata) from the Cretaceous Taimyr amber". Systematic and Applied Acarology. 28 (4): 766–776. doi:10.11158/saa.28.4.12. S2CID258377428.
^Zhou, L.-J.; Wang, H.; Jarzembowski, E. A.; Xiao, C. (2023). "A new genus of whip scorpion (Arachnida: Thelyphonida: Thelyphonidae) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber of northern Myanmar". Cretaceous Research. 153. 105702. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105702.
^Knecht, R. J.; Benner, J. S.; Dunlop, J. A.; Renczkowski, M. D. (2022). "The largest Palaeozoic whip scorpion and the smallest (Arachnida: Uropygi: Thelyphonida); a new species and a new ichnospecies from the Carboniferous of New England, USA". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 200 (3): 690–704. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad088.
^Bicknell, R. D. C.; Kenny, K.; Plotnick, R. E. (2023). "Ex vivo three-dimensional reconstruction of Acutiramus: a giant pterygotid sea scorpion". American Museum Novitates (4004): 1–20. doi:10.1206/4004.1. hdl:2246/7335.
^Vohs, A.; Feldmann, R. M.; Schweitzer, C. E. (2023). "A new Late Carboniferous shrimp-like crustacean from the Gwin Coal Seam, Alabama, U.S.A.". Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum. 50 (1): 69–75. doi:10.50897/bmfm.50.1_69.
^Gašparič, R.; Audo, D.; Kawai, T.; Kolar-Jurkovšek, T.; Marinšek, M.; Jurkovšek, B. (2023). "A new species of Austropotamobius Skorikov, 1907 (Decapoda: Astacidae: Astacidae) from the late Miocene (Messinian) of Slovenia, with remarks on the evolution of European crayfishes". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 43 (4). ruad058. doi:10.1093/jcbiol/ruad058.
^Schweitzer, C. E.; Santana, W.; Pinheiro, A.; Feldmann, R. M. (2023). "Validation of Bahiacaris Schweitzer, Santana, Pinheiro & Feldmann (Crustacea, Decapoda, Caridea) from the Cretaceous (Aptian) of Brazil". Zootaxa. 5318 (2): 299–300. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5318.2.13. PMID37518379. S2CID260020820.
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^Hyžný, M.; Vega, F. J.; Coutiño, M. A. (2023). "Validation of Callianassa ocozocoautlaensis Hyžný, Vega & Coutiño, a fossil ghost shrimp (Malacostraca: Decapoda: Axiidea) from the Upper Cretaceous of Chiapas, Mexico". Zootaxa. 5318 (2): 295–296. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5318.2.11. PMID37518381. S2CID260032805.
^Nyborg, T.; Hyžný, M.; Haggart, J. W. (2023). "On the occurrence of a burrowing lobster (Malacostraca: Decapoda: Axiidea) from the Upper Cretaceous Cedar District Formation, Little Sucia Island, Washington State, with a description of a new genus". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 309 (2): 153–159. doi:10.1127/njgpa/2023/1156.
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^Santana, W.; Tavares, M.; Martins, C. A. M.; Melo, J. P. P.; Pinheiro, A. P. (2022). "A new genus and species of brachyuran crab (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Aptian-Albian (Cretaceous) of the Araripe Sedimentary Basin, Brazil". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 116. 103848. Bibcode:2022JSAES.11603848S. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2022.103848. S2CID249005503.
^Nyborg, T.; Vega, F. J.; Filkorn, H. F. (2023). "Validation of Costacopluma squiresi Nyborg, Vega & Filkorn (Crustacea: Brachyura: Retroplumidae) from the Pacific Slope, Paleocene of California, USA". Zootaxa. 5315 (5): 492–494. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5315.5.7. PMID37518412. S2CID259896337.
^Nyborg, T.; Garassino, A.; Vega, F. J. (2023). "Validation of Cretalamoha boweni Nyborg & Garassino (Brachyura: Homolidae) from the early Campanian, Upper Cretaceous of British Columbia, Canada". Zootaxa. 5318 (1): 148–150. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5318.1.8. PMID37518392. S2CID260028035.
^Gómez-Cruz, A. de J.; Bermúdez, H. D.; Vega, F. J. (2023). "Validation of Diaulax rosablanca Gómez-Cruz, Bermúdez & Vega (Brachyura: Dialucidae) from the Lower Cretaceous Rosablanca Formation, Colombia". Zootaxa. 5315 (4): 396–398. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5315.4.7. PMID37518592. S2CID259838457.
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