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Protacarus
Taxonomy
Protacarus was named by Hirst (1923). Its type is Protacarus crani. It is the type genus of Protacaridae.
It was assigned to Alycidae by Dunlop et al. (2013); and to Protacaridae by Klimov et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Alycidae by Dunlop et al. (2013); and to Protacaridae by Klimov et al. (2025).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1923 | Protacarus Hirst p. 456 |
| 1962 | Protospeleorchestes Dubinin p. 463 |
| 1962 | Palaeotydeus Dubinin p. 466 |
| 1962 | Paraprotacarus Dubinin p. 466 |
| 2013 | Palaeotydeus Dunlop et al. p. 72 |
| 2013 | Paraprotacarus Dunlop et al. p. 72 |
| 2013 | Protacarus Dunlop et al. p. 86 |
| 2013 | Protospeleorchestes Dunlop et al. p. 86 |
| 2025 | Protacarus Klimov et al. p. 2 |
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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. †Protacarus Hirst 1923
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†Protacarus crani Hirst 1923
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Invalid names: Palaeotydeus devonicus Dubinin 1962 [synonym], Paraprotacarus hirsti Dubinin 1962 [synonym], Protospeleorchestes pseudoprotacarus Dubinin 1962 [synonym]
Invalid names: Palaeotydeus Dubinin 1962 [synonym], Paraprotacarus Dubinin 1962 [synonym], Protospeleorchestes Dubinin 1962 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||