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Curculioididae

Arachnida - Ricinulei - Curculioididae

Taxonomy
Curculioididae was named by Cockerell (1916). It is not extant. Its type is Curculioides.

It was assigned to Palaeoricinulei by Brauckmann et al. (2003), Harvey (2003), Dunlop et al. (2013); to Posteriorricinulei by Wunderlich (2015); and to Poliocheroidea by Prendini (2025).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Curculioididae Cockerell
2003Curculioididae Brauckmann et al. p. 55
2003Curculioididae Harvey p. 184
2013Curculioididae Dunlop et al.
2015Curculioididae Wunderlich p. 416
2025Curculioididae Prendini p. 409

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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
orderRicinuleiThorell 1876
suborderPalaeoricinulei
superfamilyPoliocheroidea
familyCurculioididaeCockerell 1916
familyCurculioididaeCockerell 1916

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. †Curculioididae Cockerell 1916
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G. †Amarixys Selden 1992
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Amarixys gracilis Petrunkevitch 1945
Amarixys stellaris Selden 1992
Amarixys sulcata Melander 1903
G. †Curculioides Buckland 1837
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Curculioides adompha Brauckmann 1987
Curculioides ansticii Buckland 1837
Curculioides bohemondi Whalen and Selden 2020
Curculioides eltringhami Petrunkevitch 1949
Curculioides gigas Selden 1992
Curculioides granulatus Petrunkevitch 1949
Curculioides mcluckiei Selden 1992
Curculioides pococki Selden 1992
Curculioides scaber Scudder 1890
Invalid names: Hevila Giebel 1856 [objective synonym]
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 14:55:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Marsdenian to the top of the Westphalian D or 321.30000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Marsdenian321.3 - 320.0Germany (Ruhr) Curculioides adompha (110939)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Curculioides ansticii (34906 34907 152118)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Curculioides eltringhami (127286) Curculioides granulatus (152119)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8United Kingdom (England) Curculioides ansticii (122563)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Curculioides bohemondi (219705) Curculioides gracilis (133734) Curculioides mcluckiei (122534) Curculioides mcluckiei, Curculioides gigas, Amarixys stellaris (112638) Geratarbus scabrum (21981) Kustarachne sulcata (122521)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Oklahoma) Amarixys gracilis (152120)