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Eupyctima

Arachnida - Acariformes

Taxonomy
Eupyctima was named by Grandjean (1967). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Eupyctima Grandjean
2013Eupyctima Dunlop et al. p. 90

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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
—PoecilophysideaPepato et al. 2010
orderAcariformes(Zakhvatkin 1952)
suborderSarcoptiformesReuter 1909
infraorderOribatidaDugès 1834
—MixonomataGrandjean 1969
—EupyctimaGrandjean 1967
—EupyctimaGrandjean 1967

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.

Unr. Eupyctima Grandjean 1967
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Superfm. Euphthiracaroidea Jacot 1930
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Fm. Oribotritiidae Grandjean 1954
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G. Oribotritia Jacot 1924
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†Oribotritia pyropus Sellnick 1919
Superfm. Phthiracaroidea Perty 1841
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Fm. Phthiracaridae Perty 1841
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G. Phthiracarus Perty 1841
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†Phthiracarus multipunctatus Sellnick 1919
Invalid names: Hoploderma Michael 1898 [synonym]
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 Priabonian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 38.00000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Hoploderma multipunctatum, Phthiracarus pyropus (123927)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Southland) Oribotritiidae indet. (191652)