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Prostigmata

Arachnida - Acariformes

Taxonomy
Prostigmata was named as a suborder. It is extant.

It was reranked as the infraorder Prostigmata by Dunlop et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Acariformes by Dalgleish et al. (2006); and to Trombidiformes by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Amblyceropsis Kumar
2006Prostigmata Dalgleish et al.
2013Prostigmata Dunlop et al. p. 69

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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
—PoecilophysideaPepato et al. 2010
orderAcariformes(Zakhvatkin 1952)
suborderTrombidiformesReuter 1909
infraorderProstigmata
infraorderProstigmata

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.

Infraor. Prostigmata
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Unr. Anystides Van der Hammen 1972
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Unr. Anystina Van der Hammen 1972
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Superfm. Anystoidea Oudemans 1902
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Fm. Anystidae Oudemans 1902
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G. Anystis Von Heyden 1826
Unr. Parasitengona Oudemans 1909
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Superfm. Erythraeoidea Grandjean 1947
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Fm. Erythraeidae Robineau-Desvoidy 1828
G. †Pararainbowia Dunlop 2007
Fm. Smarididae Vitzthum 1929
Unr. Hydracarnidiae Van der Hoeven 1849
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Superfm. Arrenuroidea Thor 1900
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G. †Protoarrenurus Cook 1957
Superfm. Eylaoidea Leach 1815
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Fm. Limnocharidae Grube 1859
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G. †Megameropsis Gourret 1887
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†Megameropsis aquensis Gourret 1887
G. †Pseudopachygnathus Gourret 1887
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Superfm. Tanaupodoidea Thor 1935
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Fm. Tanaupodidae Thor 1935
Superfm. Trombidioidea Leach 1815
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Fm. Trombidiidae Leach 1815
Infraor. Eleutherengona Oudemans 1909
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Unr. Heterostigmata Berlese 1899
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Superfm. †Nasutiacaroidea Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2015
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Fm. †Nasutiacaridae Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2015
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G. †Nasutiacarus Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2015
Fm. Trochometridiidae Mahunka 1970
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G. Trochometridium Cross 1965
Unr. Eleutherengonides Oudemans 1909
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Unr. Heterostigmatina Berlese 1899
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Superfm. Pyemotoidea Oudemans 1937
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Fm. Pyemotidae Oudemans 1937
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G. Pyemotes Amerling 1862
Fm. Resinacaridae Mahunka 1975
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G. †Protoresinacarus Khaustov and Poinar 2011
Unr. Raphignathina Kethley 1982
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Superfm. Cheyletoidea Leach 1815
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Fm. Cheyletidae Leach 1815
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G. Cheyletus Latreille 1796
Superfm. Tetranychoidea Donnadieu 1876
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Fm. Tetranychidae Donnadieu 1876
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G. Metatetranychus Oudemans 1931
G. Schizotetranychus Tragardh 1915
Superfm. Raphignathoidea Kramer 1877
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Fm. Stigmaeidae Oudemans 1931
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G. Mediolata Canestrini 1889
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†Mediolata eocenica Kuznetsov et al. 2010
Unr. Eupodides Krantz 1978
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Superfm. Bdelloidea Duges 1834
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Fm. Bdellidae Duges 1834
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G. Bdella Latreille 1795
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†Bdella vetusta Ewing 1937
G. Bdellodes Oudemans 1937
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†Bdellodes lata Koch and Berendt 1854
Superfm. Eupodoidea Koch 1842
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Fm. Penthalodidae Thor 1933
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G. Penthalodes Murray 1877
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†Penthalodes tristiculus Koch and Berendt 1854
Fm. Rhagidiidae Oudemans 1922
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G. Poecilophysis Cambridge 1876
G. †Zachardia Judson and Wunderlich 2003
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†Zachardia flexipes Judson and Wunderlich 2003
Superfm. Tydeoidea Kramer 1877
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Invalid names: Tydeidae Kramer 1877 [empty]
Unr. Labidostommatides Lindquist et al. 2009
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Superfm. Labidostommatoidea Oudemans 1906
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Fm. Labidostommatidae Oudemans 1906
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G. Eunicolina Berlese 1911
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†Eunicolina glaesi Bertrand et al. 2015
G. Labidostomma Kramer 1879
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Subg. Labidostomma (Nicoletiella) Canestrini 1882
Subg. †Labidostomma (Pseudocornutella) Sidorchuk and Bertrand 2013
G. Sellnickiella Feider and Vasilu 1969
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†Sellnickiella balticae Sidorchuk and Bertrand 2013
Invalid names: Amblyceropsis Kumar 2004 [nomen dubium]
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 Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 119.57000 to 16.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Pararainbowia martilli (122922)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Spain (Teruel) Rhagidiidae indet. (225779)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Atanaupodus bakeri (99114)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain (Aragón) Leptus sp. (91626)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar (Kachin) Protoresinacarus brevipedis (123429)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Cheyletus burmiticus (123020) Immensmaris chewbaccei (184841) Trochometridium sp. (222192)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8France Nasutiacarus perplexus (164386)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Manitoba) Bdella vetusta, Erythraeidae indet. (122356)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Labidostoma electri, Eunicolina glaesi (123419) Sellnickiella balticae, Labidostoma electri (163784)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Fessonia grabenhorsti (175703) Fessonia wunderlichi, Fessonia groehni (110735) Labidostomma paleoluteum, Rhagidiidae indet., Zachardia flexipes, Poecilophysis sp., Fessonia wunderlichi (124318)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Fessonia wunderlichi, Fessonia grabenhorsti (110737) Trombidium clavipes, Trombidium saccatum, Rhyncholophus foveolatus, Rhyncholophus longipes, Rhyncholophus illustris, Rhyncholophus incertus, Actineda venustula, Tetranychus gibbus, Tetranychus brevipes, Penthaleus tristiculus, Bdella lata, Cheyletus portentosus (109625)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Mediolata eocenica (122997) Pyemotes primus (113621)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Fessonia wunderlichi (124273) Fessonia wunderlichi, Fessonia grabenhorsti (147606)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Megameropsis aquensis, Pseudopachygnathus maculatus (122487)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98New Zealand (Otago) Prostigmata indet. (191653)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico Prostigmata indet. (21977)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98New Zealand (Otago) Prostigmata indet. (191650)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) Protoarrenurus convergens (123022 123025 123027 123029 123030 123033 123034 123035 123036 123040 123042) Protoarrenurus sp. (106431)