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Opilioacarida

Arachnida - Parasitiformes

Taxonomy
Opilioacarida was named by Zachvatkin (1952). It is extant.

It was reranked as the suborder Opilioacarida by Dunlop et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Acari by Dunlop et al. (2010); and to Parasitiformes by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Opilioacarida Zachvatkin
2010Opilioacarida Dunlop et al.
2013Opilioacarida 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
RankNameAuthor
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
orderParasitiformes(Reuter 1909)
suborderOpilioacarida(Zachvatkin 1952)
suborderOpilioacarida(Zachvatkin 1952)

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.

Subor. Opilioacarida Zachvatkin 1952
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Superfm. Opilioacaroidea Vitzthum 1931
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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