Family Argasidae Koch 1844 (soft tick)
Arachnida - Parasitiformes - Argasidae
Parent taxon: Ixodoidea according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Klompen and Grimaldi 2001
Sister taxon: Ixodidae
Subtaxa: Carios Ornithodoros
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: New Jersey)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence