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Ctenacaridae

Arachnida - Acariformes - Ctenacaridae

Taxonomy
Ctenacaridae was named by Grandjean (1954). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ctenacaroidea by Subías and Arillo (2002), Dunlop et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Ctenacaridae Grandjean
2002Ctenacaridae Subías and Arillo p. 96
2013Ctenacaridae Dunlop et al. p. 87

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
RankNameAuthor
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
PoecilophysideaPepato et al. 2010
orderAcariformes(Zakhvatkin 1952)
suborderSarcoptiformesReuter 1909
infraorderOribatidaDugès 1834
PalaeosomataGrandjean 1969
superfamilyCtenacaroideaGrandjean 1954
familyCtenacaridaeGrandjean 1954
familyCtenacaridaeGrandjean 1954

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Ctenacaridae Grandjean 1954
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G. †Ctenacaronychus Subías and Arillo 2002
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Ctenacaronychus nortoni Subías and Arillo 2002
G. †Palaeoctenacarus Subías and Arillo 2002
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Palaeoctenacarus simmsoi Subías and Arillo 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Grouping: solitaryc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Frasnian to the top of the Brigantian or 382.31000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0USA (New York) Ctenacaronychus nortoni (163782)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Palaeoctenacarus simmsoi (163783)