How many species of fossil arachnids are there

@inproceedings{Dunlop2008HowMS,
  title={How many species of fossil arachnids are there},
  author={Jason A. Dunlop and David Norman Penney and Odd Erik Tetlie and Lyall I. Anderson},
  year={2008}
}
Abstract The species-level diversity of fossil Chelicerata is summarized for each order. 1952 valid species of fossil chelicerates are currently recognized, of which 1593 are arachnids. In order of abundance they are: Araneae (979 fossil species), Actinotrichida (283), Eurypterida (241), Scorpiones (111), Xiphosura (96), Trigonotarbida (71), Pseudoscorpiones (38), Phalangiotarbida (30), Opiliones (25), Ricinulei (15), and Anactinotrichida (11). Other groups are represented by ten fossil species… 
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