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Aerobius dactylus

Eutardigrada - Parachela

Taxonomy
Aerobius dactylus was named by Mapalo et al. (2024). Its type specimen is MCZ PALE-45862 and is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Cedar Lake (Legg collection), which is in a Campanian terrestrial amber in Canada. It is the type species of Aerobius.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Aerobius dactylus Mapalo et al. p. 2 figs. 3, 4, S4, S5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumTardigradaDoyère 1840
classEutardigradaRichters 1926
orderParachelaSchuster et al. 1980
superfamilyHypsibioideaPilato 1969
genusAerobius
speciesdactylus

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.

†Aerobius dactylus Mapalo et al. 2024
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Manitoba) Aerobius dactylus (type locality: 182534)