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Ctenacaroidea

Arachnida - Acariformes

Taxonomy
Ctenacaroidea was named by Grandjean (1954). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Ctenacaroidea Grandjean
2013Ctenacaroidea Dunlop et al. p. 87

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—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
—PalaeosomataGrandjean 1969
superfamilyCtenacaroideaGrandjean 1954
superfamilyCtenacaroideaGrandjean 1954

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.

Superfm. Ctenacaroidea Grandjean 1954
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Fm. Adelphacaridae Grandjean 1954
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G. †Monoaphelocarus Subías and Arillo 2002
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†Monoaphelocarus carboniferus Subías and Arillo 2002
Fm. Ctenacaridae Grandjean 1954
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G. †Ctenacaronychus Subías and Arillo 2002
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†Ctenacaronychus nortoni Subías and Arillo 2002
G. †Palaeoctenacarus Subías and Arillo 2002
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†Palaeoctenacarus simmsoi Subías and Arillo 2002
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 Frasnian to the top of the Brigantian or 382.31000 to 330.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 379.0 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0USA (New York) Ctenacaronychus nortoni (163782)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Palaeoctenacarus simmsoi, Monoaphelocarus carboniferus (163783)