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Opilioacaridae

Arachnida - Parasitiformes - Opilioacaridae

Taxonomy
Opilioacaridae was named by Vitzthum (1932). It is extant. Its type is Opilioacarus.

It was assigned to Opilioacarida by Dunlop et al. (2010); and to Opilioacaroidea by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Subtaxa
Opilioacarus (type genus), Paracarus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Opilioacaridae Vitzthum
2010Opilioacaridae Dunlop et al.
2013Opilioacaridae Dunlop et al. p. 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
orderParasitiformes(Reuter 1909)
suborderOpilioacarida(Zachvatkin 1952)
superfamilyOpilioacaroideaVitzthum 1931
familyOpilioacaridaeVitzthum 1932
familyOpilioacaridaeVitzthum 1932

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Opilioacaridae Vitzthum 1932
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G. Opilioacarus With 1902
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†Opilioacarus aenigmus Dunlop et al. 2010
G. Paracarus Chamberlin and Mulaik 1942
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†Paracarus pristinus Dunlop et al. 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available