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Kimula

Arachnida - Opiliones - Kimulidae

Taxonomy
Kimula was named by Goodnight and Goodnight (1942). It is extant. It is the type genus of Kimulidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Kimula Goodnight and Goodnight
2013Kimula 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
genusKimulaGoodnight and Goodnight 1942

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.

G. Kimula Goodnight and Goodnight 1942
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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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


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