Dinohaptor neglectus

“Neglected terrible grasp”
Kingdom
Microsynthera
Phylum
Plasticae
Class
Occlupanida
Order
Orthogonidectes
Family
Tridentidae
Genus
Dinohaptor
Species
neglectus
External morphology

No palps, but thick processes on one side. Size 42 mm x 34 mm.

Mounted along with a diversity of other occlupanid species in a large entomological display case in 2003, this giant hulking monster of an occlupanid went undescribed for almost two decades before its holotypic significance was realized. Additionally, it was determined that its closest relative was Dinohaptor brutus, which had itself been placed in the wrong genus (Dinonexus) for decades. Nothing else is known about this long-ignored Tridentid, its story may never be fully told.