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Kimulidae

Arachnida - Opiliones - Kimulidae

Taxonomy
Kimulidae was named by Perez Gonzalez et al. (2007). It is extant. Its type is Kimula.

It was assigned to Samoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Subtaxa
Kimula (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Kimulidae Perez Gonzalez et al.
2013Kimulidae Dunlop et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
RankNameAuthor
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Stomothecata
orderOpilionesSundevall 1833
suborderLaniatoresThorell 1876
infraorderGrassatoresKury 2002
superfamilySamoideaSorensen 1886
familyKimulidaePerez Gonzalez et al. 2007
familyKimulidaePerez Gonzalez et al. 2007

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. Kimulidae Perez Gonzalez et al. 2007
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G. Kimula Goodnight and Goodnight 1942
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 Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Kimula sp. (140194)