Protacarus crani Hirst 1923 (mite)

Arachnida - Acariformes - Alycidae

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

Belongs to Protacarus according to V. I. Dubinin 1962

See also Hirst 1923

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Rhynie cherts (BMNH coll.), which is in a Pragian pond chert in the Dryden Flags Formation of the United Kingdom

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Rhynie cherts (BMNH coll.)

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