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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).
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
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1932 | Opilioacaridae Vitzthum |
| 2010 | Opilioacaridae Dunlop et al. |
| 2013 | Opilioacaridae Dunlop et al. p. 57 |
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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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Opilioacarus aenigmus, Paracarus pristinus (124318) |