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Grassatores

Arachnida - Opiliones

Taxonomy
Grassatores was named by Kury (2002). It is extant.

It was assigned to Laniatores by Dunlop et al. (2013) and Selden et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Grassatores Kury
2013Grassatores Dunlop et al. p. 45
2016Grassatores Selden et al. p. 207

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Stomothecata
orderOpilionesSundevall 1833
suborderLaniatoresThorell 1876
infraorderGrassatoresKury 2002
infraorderGrassatoresKury 2002

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. Grassatores Kury 2002
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Superfm. Epedanoidea Sorensen 1886
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Fm. Epedanidae Sorensen 1886
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G. †Biungulus Bartel et al. 2020
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†Biungulus xiai Bartel et al. 2020
G. †Gigantocheles Bartel et al. 2020
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†Gigantocheles nilsi Bartel et al. 2020
G. †Mesodibunus Bartel et al. 2023
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†Mesodibunus tourinhoae Bartel et al. 2023
G. †Petrobunoides Selden et al. 2016
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†Petrobunoides sharmai Selden et al. 2016
Fm. Petrobunidae Sharma and Giribet 2011
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G. †Petroburma Bartel et al. 2023
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†Petroburma tarsomeria Bartel et al. 2023
Fm. Podoctidae Roewer 1912
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G. †Burmalomanius Bartel et al. 2023
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†Burmalomanius circularis Bartel et al. 2023
Superfm. Samoidea Sorensen 1886
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Fm. Kimulidae Perez Gonzalez et al. 2007
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G. Kimula Goodnight and Goodnight 1942
Fm. Samoidae Sorensen 1886
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G. Hummelinckiolus Silhavy 1979
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†Hummelinckiolus silhavyi Cokendolpher and Poinar 1998
G. Pellobunus Banks 1905
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†Pellobunus proavus Cokendolpher 1987
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 Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Langhian or 99.60000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Biungulus xiai, Mesodibunus tourinhoae (165561) Gigantocheles nilsi, Burmalomanius circularis, Petroburma tarsomeria (184841) Petrobunoides sharmai (178121)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Hummelinckiolus silhavyi (122472) Kimula sp. (140194) Pellobunus proavus (122473)