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Cyphophthalmi

Arachnida - Opiliones

Taxonomy
Cyphophthalmi was named by Simon (1879). It is extant.

It was assigned to Opiliones by Dunlop and Giribet (2003) and Dunlop et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Cyphophthalmi Simon
2003Cyphophthalmi Dunlop and Giribet p. 371
2013Cyphophthalmi Dunlop et al. p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Stomothecata
orderOpilionesSundevall 1833
suborderCyphophthalmiSimon 1879
suborderCyphophthalmiSimon 1879

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. Cyphophthalmi Simon 1879
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G. †Foveacorpus Bartel et al. 2023
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†Foveacorpus cretaceus Bartel et al. 2023
†Foveacorpus parvus Bartel et al. 2023
Fm. Sironidae Simon 1879
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G. Siro Latreille 1796
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†Siro balticus Dunlop and Mitov 2011
†Siro platypedibus Dunlop and Giribet 2003
Fm. Stylocellidae Hansen and Sorensen 1904
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G. Leptopsalis Thorell 1882
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†Leptopsalis breyeri Bartel et al. 2023
G. †Mesopsalis Bartel et al. 2023
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†Mesopsalis oblongus Bartel et al. 2023
G. †Palaeosiro Poinar 2008
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†Palaeosiro burmanicum Poinar 2008
G. †Sirocellus Bartel et al. 2023
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†Sirocellus iunctus Bartel et al. 2023
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Grouping: solitaryc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Priabonian or 99.60000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Cyphophthalmi indet. (144466) Mesopsalis oblongus, Leptopsalis breyeri (184841) Sirocellus iunctus, Foveacorpus cretaceus, Foveacorpus parvus (172900) Stylocellidae indet. 1, Stylocellidae indet. 2, Stylocellidae indet. 3, Stylocellidae indet. 4 (184692)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Palaeosiro burmanicum (104053)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen) Siro platypedibus (109766)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Siro balticus (124318)