Arachnida - Acariformes - Protacaridae

Synonyms: Palaeotydeus Dubinin 1962, Paraprotacarus Dubinin 1962, Protospeleorchestes Dubinin 1962

Full reference: S. Hirst. 1923. On some arachnid remains from the Old Red Sandstone (Rhynie Chert Bed, Aberdeenshire). The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ninth Series 12:455-474

Parent taxon: Protacaridae according to P. B. Klimov et al. 2025

See also Dunlop et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Pseudoprotacarus, Pseudoprotacarus scoticus

Subtaxa: Protacarus crani

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Type: Protacarus crani

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Rhynie cherts (BMNH collection) (Devonian of the United Kingdom)

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