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Milnesiidae

Eutardigrada - Apochela - Milnesiidae

Taxonomy
Milnesiidae was named by Ramazzotti (1962). It is extant.

It was assigned to Eutardigrada by Bertolani and Grimaldi (2000); and to Apochela by Marley et al. (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Milnesiidae Ramazzotti
2000Milnesiidae Bertolani and Grimaldi
2011Milnesiidae Marley et al. p. 52

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumTardigradaDoyère 1840
classEutardigradaRichters 1926
orderApochelaSchuster et al. 1980
familyMilnesiidaeRamazzotti 1962
familyMilnesiidaeRamazzotti 1962

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. Milnesiidae Ramazzotti 1962
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G. Milnesium Doyere 1840
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Milnesium swolenskyi Bertolani and Grimaldi 2000
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.8 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Milnesium swolenskyi (110895)