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Solifugae (camel spider)

Arachnida - Solifugae

Taxonomy
Solifugae was named by Sundevall (1833). It is extant.

It was assigned to Haplocnemata by Shultz (2007); and to Poecilophysidea by Garwood and Dunlop (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Solifugae Sundevall
2007Solifugae Shultz
2014Solifugae 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
orderSolifugaeSundevall 1833
orderSolifugaeSundevall 1833

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.

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 Westphalian D to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 309.80000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 307.4 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Protosolpuga carbonaria (112630)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Cratosolpuga wunderlichi (122556 122557 122922)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceara) Cratosolpuga wunderlichi (34897 34901)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Cushingia ellenbergeri (123053 153583)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Romania Galeodes mimax (101878)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Palaeoblossia groehni (110735)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Solifugae indet., Eognosippus fahrenheitiana (110737)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Türkiye Galeodes lainei (74808)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Saudi Arabia Galeodes sp. (47069)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Happlodontus proterus (146878)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Galeodes kehla (41473)