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Protochthonius

Arachnida - Acariformes - Protochthoniidae

Taxonomy
Protochthonius was named by Norton et al. (1988). It is not extant. Its type is Protochthonius gilboa. It is the type genus of Protochthoniidae.

It was assigned to Protochthoniidae by Norton et al. (1988).

Species
P. gilboa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Protochthonius Norton et al. p. 261

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
PoecilophysideaPepato et al. 2010
orderAcariformes(Zakhvatkin 1952)
suborderSarcoptiformesReuter 1909
infraorderOribatidaDugès 1834
EnarthronotaGrandjean 1947
familyProtochthoniidae
genusProtochthonius

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.

G. †Protochthonius Norton et al. 1988
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Protochthonius gilboa Norton et al. 1988
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: Eifelian or 393.30000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) P. gilboa (106001)