†Cheirolepidoptus dolomiticus Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2014 (mite)
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Arachnida - Acariformes - Triasacaridae
Full reference: E. A. Sidorchuk and E. E. Lindquist. 2014. Taxonomic names, in Plant-feeding mite diversity in Triassic amber (Acari: Tetrapodili). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13:129-151
Belongs to Cheirolepidoptus according to E. A. Sidorchuk and E. E. Lindquist 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MGP 31343, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Heiligkreuz amber, Cortina, which is in a Carnian terrestrial amber in the Heiligkreuz Formation of Italy.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Heiligkreuz amber, Cortina
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