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Poecilophysidea

Arachnida

Taxonomy
Poecilophysidea was named by Pepato et al. (2010). It is extant.

It was assigned to Arachnida by Garwood and Dunlop (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Poecilophysidea Pepato et al.
2014Poecilophysidea Garwood and Dunlop p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
RankNameAuthor
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—PoecilophysideaPepato et al. 2010
—PoecilophysideaPepato et al. 2010

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. Poecilophysidea Pepato et al. 2010
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Or. Acariformes Zakhvatkin 1952 [mite]
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Subor. Sarcoptiformes Reuter 1909
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Infraor. Endeostigmata
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Superfm. Alicorhagioidea Grandjean 1939
Unr. Alycina
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Superfm. Alycoidea Canestrini and Fanzago 1877
Infraor. Oribatida Dugès 1834 [oribatid mite]
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Unr. Astigmata Canestrini 1891
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Superfm. Acaroidea Latreille 1802
Fm. †Glaesacaridae Klimov and Sidorchuk 2011
Unr. Brachypylina Hull 1918
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Superfm. Carabodoidea Koch 1843
Superfm. Cepheoidea Berlese 1896
Superfm. Ceratozetoidea Jacot 1925
Superfm. Cymbaeremaeoidea Sellnick 1928
Superfm. Damaeoidea Berlese 1896
Superfm. Gustavioidea Oudemans 1900
Superfm. Hermannielloidea Grandjean 1934
Superfm. Hydrozetoidea Grandjean 1954
Superfm. Neoliodoidea Sellnick 1928
Superfm. Oppioidea Grandjean 1951
Superfm. Oribatelloidea Jacot 1925
Superfm. Oripodoidea Jacot 1925
Superfm. Phenopelopoidea Petrunkevitch 1955
Superfm. Plateremaeoidea Tragardh 1926
Superfm. Zetorchestoidea Michael 1898
Invalid names: Galumnoidea Jacot 1925 [empty]
Unr. Desmonomata Woodley 1873
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Unr. Nothrina van der Hammen 1982
Unr. Enarthronota Grandjean 1947
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Fm. †Devonacaridae Norton et al. 1988
Superfm. Hypochthonioidea Berlese 1910
Superfm. Prothoplophoroidea Ewing 1917
Fm. †Protochthoniidae Norton et al. 1988
Unr. Mixonomata Grandjean 1969
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Fm. †Carbolohmanniidae Sidorchuk and Robin 2016
Superfm. Collohmannioidea Grandjean 1958
Unr. Eupyctima Grandjean 1967
Unr. Palaeosomata Grandjean 1969
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Superfm. Ctenacaroidea Grandjean 1954
Unr. Parhyposomata Grandjean 1969
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Superfm. Parhypochthonioidea Grandjean 1932
Invalid names: Anopluropsis Kumar 2004 [nomen dubium]
Subor. Trombidiformes Reuter 1909
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Infraor. Prostigmata
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Unr. Anystides Van der Hammen 1972
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Unr. Anystina Van der Hammen 1972
Unr. Parasitengona Oudemans 1909
Infraor. Eleutherengona Oudemans 1909
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Unr. Heterostigmata Berlese 1899
Unr. Eleutherengonides Oudemans 1909
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Unr. Heterostigmatina Berlese 1899
Unr. Raphignathina Kethley 1982
Superfm. Raphignathoidea Kramer 1877
Unr. Eupodides Krantz 1978
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Superfm. Bdelloidea Duges 1834
Superfm. Eupodoidea Koch 1842
Superfm. Tydeoidea Kramer 1877
Unr. Labidostommatides Lindquist et al. 2009
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Superfm. Labidostommatoidea Oudemans 1906
Invalid names: Amblyceropsis Kumar 2004 [nomen dubium]
Unr. Tetrapodili Oudemans 1923
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Superfm. Eriophyoidea Nalepa 1898
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Fm. Eriophyidae Nalepa 1898 [gall mite]
Superfm. †Triasacaroidea Lindquist and Sidorchuk 2014
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Fm. †Triasacaridae Lindquist and Sidorchuk 2014
Or. Solifugae Sundevall 1833 [camel spider]
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Fm. Ammotrechidae Roewer 1934
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G. †Happlodontus Poinar and Santiago-Blay 1989
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†Happlodontus proterus Poinar and Santiago-Blay 1989
Fm. Ceromidae Roewer 1933
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G. †Cratosolpuga Selden 1996
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†Cratosolpuga wunderlichi Selden 1996
G. †Cushingia Dunlop et al. 2015
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†Cushingia ellenbergeri Dunlop et al. 2015
Fm. Daesiidae Kraepelin 1899
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Subfm. Gnosippinae Roewer 1933
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G. †Eognosippus Dunlop et al. 2023
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Eognosippus fahrenheitiana Dunlop et al. 2023
G. †Palaeoblossia Dunlop et al. 2004
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†Palaeoblossia groehni Dunlop et al. 2004
G. Galeodes Olivier 1791
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Subg. Galeodes (Galeodes) Olivier 1791
G. †Protosolpuga Petrunkevitch 1913
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†Protosolpuga carbonaria Petrunkevitch 1913
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 Pragian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 410.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 407.6 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Protacarus crani (172778) Protacarus crani, Protospeleorchestes pseudoprotacarus, Palaeotydeus devonicus, Paraprotacarus hirsti (172777)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Oribatida indet., Protochthonius gilboa, Devonacarus sellnicki (106001)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Archaeacarus dubinini (28246)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4USA (New York) Ctenacaronychus nortoni (163782)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Palaeoctenacarus simmsoi, Monoaphelocarus carboniferus, Gehypochthonimimus hibernicus, Palaeohypochthonius jerami, Carbochthonius antrimensis, Archaeoplophora bella (163783)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8China (Ningxia) Carbolohmannia maimaiphilus (179076)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Protosolpuga carbonaria (112630)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Triasacarus fedelei, Ampezzoa triassica, Minyacarus aderces, Cheirolepidoptus dolomiticus (132851)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceara) Cratosolpuga wunderlichi (34897 34901)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Cratosolpuga wunderlichi (122556 122557) Cratosolpuga wunderlichi, Pararainbowia martilli (122922)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Spain Ommatocepheus nortoni (163780)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Spain (Teruel) Rhagidiidae indet. (225779)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Poitou-Charentes) Atanaupodus bakeri (99114)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Aragón) Ametroproctus valeriae, Leptus sp., Trhypochthonius lopezvallei, Cretaceobodes martinezae (91626)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Álava) Archaeorchestes minguezae (108769)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Protoresinacarus brevipedis (123429)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Cheyletus burmiticus (123020) Cushingia ellenbergeri (123053 153583) Immensmaris chewbaccei (184841)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8France Nasutiacarus perplexus (164386)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Manitoba) Bdella vetusta, Erythraeidae indet. (122356)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alaska) Oribatida indet. (196713)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Australia (South Australia) Aculops keiferi (197395)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Romania Galeodes mimax (101878)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Fessonia wunderlichi (124273) Fessonia wunderlichi, Fessonia grabenhorsti (147606)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Glaesacarus rhombeus, Scutoribates perornatus, Strieremaeus illibatus, Plategeocranus sulcatus, Sellnickiella balticae, Labidostoma electri (163784) Labidostoma electri, Eunicolina glaesi (123419)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Fessonia grabenhorsti (175703) Glaesacarus rhombeus, Scutoribates perornatus (122591) Labidostomma paleoluteum, Rhagidiidae indet., Zachardia flexipes, Poecilophysis sp., Fessonia wunderlichi (124318) Nothrus sulcatus, Nothrus kuehli, Nothrus punctulum (123221) Oribatida indet., Ceratoppia bipilis, Pelops sp., Euzetes convexulus, Punctoribates sp., Scutoribates perornatus, Cepheus tegeocraniformis, Tegeocranus implicatus, Strieremaeus illibatus, Eremaeus oblongus, Plategeocranus sulcatus, Strieremaeus cordiformatus, Oribella cervicornu, Gymnodamaeus sepotisus, Hermanniella sp., Hermanniella tuberculata, Tectocymba rara, Gradidorsum asper, Mulvius undosus, Neoliodes ensigerus, Neoliodes quadriscutatus, Nothrus illautus, Embolacarus pergratus, Nothrus horridus, Hoploderma multipunctatum, Phthiracarus pyropus (123927) Palaeoblossia groehni, Fessonia wunderlichi, Fessonia groehni (110735) Plategeocranus sulcatus (152000) Scutoribates perornatus, Plategeocranus sulcatus (123420) Scutoribates perornatus, Strieremaeus illibatus, Plategeocranus sulcatus (127170)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Glaesacarus rhombeus, Scutoribates perornatus, Strieremaeus illibatus, Plategeocranus sulcatus (120813) Solifugae indet., Strieremaeus illibatus, Fessonia wunderlichi, Fessonia grabenhorsti, Eognosippus fahrenheitiana (110737) Trombidium clavipes, Trombidium saccatum, Rhyncholophus foveolatus, Rhyncholophus longipes, Rhyncholophus illustris, Rhyncholophus incertus, Actineda venustula, Tetranychus gibbus, Tetranychus brevipes, Penthaleus tristiculus, Bdella lata, Cheyletus portentosus, Oribates convexulus, Oribates politus, Acarus rhombeus (109625)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Glaesacarus rhombeus (185682) Glaesacarus rhombeus, Mediolata eocenica, Scutoribates perornatus, Strieremaeus illibatus, Plategeocranus sulcatus, Zetorchestes sp. (122997) Pyemotes primus, Strieremaeus illibatus (113621)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Eriophyes beutenmulleri (106381)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Megameropsis aquensis, Pseudopachygnathus maculatus (122487)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Turkey Galeodes lainei (74808)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Damaeus mexicanus (124470 140206) Damaeus mexicanus, Ceratozetidae indet. (140207) Damaeus setiger, Hydrozetes smithi (124467) Eremaeus denaius (140208) Exoripoda chiapasensis, Liebstadia durhami (106432) Oppia hurdi (124471) Scapheremaeus brevitarsus (140197)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico Oribatida indet., Prostigmata indet., Galumnoidea indet. (21977)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Otago) Oribatida indet., Prostigmata indet. (191653)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Southland) Oribotritiidae indet. (191652)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97New Zealand (Otago) Oribatida indet., Liebstadia sp., Trombidiformes indet., Prostigmata indet., Astigmata indet., Scheloribatidae indet. (191650)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Saudi Arabia Galeodes sp. (47069)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Happlodontus proterus (146878) Neoliodes dominicus (163776 163777)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Protoarrenurus convergens (123022 123025 123027 123029 123030 123033 123034 123035 123036 123040 123042) Protoarrenurus sp. (106431)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Oppites melilli, Carabodites pavesii, Belbites disodilis, Tyroglyphites miocenicus (125079)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Galeodes kehla (41473)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Alaska) Ceratoppia sp., Oribatella sp., Cephenus corae (123352)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) Oribatida indet. (169385)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Pelops sp. (163070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Oribatida indet. (157092 167662)