†Oppia mexicana Woolley 1971 (oribatid mite)
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Arachnida - Acariformes - Oppiidae
Alternative combination: Damaeus mexicanus
Full reference: T. A. Woolley. 1971. Fossil oribatid mites in amber from Chiapas, Mexico (Acarina : Oribatei = Cryptostigmata). University of California Publications in Entomology 63:91-99
Belongs to Oppia according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Woolley 1971
Sister taxa: Oppia cervicornu, Oppia hurdi, Oppia setigera
Type specimen: UCMP 13524, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is UCMP B-4117, Simojovel region, which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Mexico.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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