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Eriophyidae (gall mite)

Arachnida - Acariformes - Eriophyidae

Taxonomy
Eriophyidae was named by Nalepa (1898). It is extant.

It was assigned to Acarina by Cockerell (1908), Southcott and Lange (1971); and to Eriophyoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Eriophyidae Nalepa
1908Eriophyidae Cockerell
1971Eriophyidae Southcott and Lange p. 5
2013Eriophyidae Dunlop et al. p. 72

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
PoecilophysideaPepato et al. 2010
orderAcariformes(Zakhvatkin 1952)
suborderTrombidiformesReuter 1909
TetrapodiliOudemans 1923
superfamilyEriophyoideaNalepa 1898
familyEriophyidaeNalepa 1898
familyEriophyidaeNalepa 1898

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. Eriophyidae Nalepa 1898 [gall mite]
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G. Aculops Keifer 1966
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Aculops keiferi Southcott and Lange 1971
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Eriophyes beutenmulleri Cockerell 1908
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 Middle Eocene to the top of the Chadronian or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Australia (South Australia) Aculops keiferi (197395)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Eriophyes beutenmulleri (106381)