Named By: | K. Y. Eskov & S. L. Zonstein in 2000 |
Time Period: | Early Eocene |
Location: | Poland - Baltic coast |
Size: | Carapace on thorax measures 1.13 millimetres. Abdomen measures 1.75 millimetres long. Total body length including the chelicerae (fangs) is 3.38 millimetres |
Diet: | Insectivore |
Fossil(s): | Single female preserved in amber |
Classification: | | Arthropoda | Arachnida | Araneae | Opisthothelae | Mygalomorphae | Ctenizidae | |
Baltocteniza is an extinct monotypic genus of spider in the family Ctenizidae. At present, it contains the single species Baltocteniza kulickae. The genus is solely known from the Early Eocene Baltic amber deposits in the Baltic Sea region of Europe.