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Epedanidae

Arachnida - Opiliones - Epedanidae

Taxonomy
Epedanidae was named by Sorensen (1886). It is extant.

It was assigned to Epedanoidea by Selden et al. (2016) and Sharma et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Epedanidae Sorensen
2016Epedanidae Selden et al. p. 207
2017Epedanidae Sharma et al.

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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
superfamilyEpedanoideaSorensen 1886
familyEpedanidaeSorensen 1886
familyEpedanidaeSorensen 1886

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.

Fm. Epedanidae Sorensen 1886
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G. †Biungulus Bartel et al. 2020
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Biungulus xiai Bartel et al. 2020
G. †Gigantocheles Bartel et al. 2020
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Gigantocheles nilsi Bartel et al. 2020
G. †Mesodibunus Bartel et al. 2023
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Mesodibunus tourinhoae Bartel et al. 2023
G. †Petrobunoides Selden et al. 2016
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Petrobunoides sharmai Selden et al. 2016
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: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Biungulus xiai, Mesodibunus tourinhoae (165561) Gigantocheles nilsi (184841) Petrobunoides sharmai (178121)