†Cretaceobodes martinezae Arillo et al. 2010 (oribatid mite)
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Arachnida - Acariformes - Otocepheidae
Full reference: A. Arillo, L. S. Subías, and U. Shtanchaeva. 2010. A new genus and species of oribatid mite, Cretaceobodes martinezae gen. et sp. nov., from the Lower Cretaceous amber of San Just (Teruel Province, Spain) (Acariformes, Oribatida, Otocepheidae). Paleontological Journal 44:287-290
Belongs to Cretaceobodes according to A. Arillo et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CPT-SJ07-05, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is San Just amber, which is in an Albian terrestrial amber in the Escucha Formation of Spain.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at San Just amber
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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