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Ricinulei (hooded tickspider)

Arachnida - Ricinulei

Taxonomy
Ricinulei was named by Thorell (1876). It is extant.

It was corrected as Ricinuleida by Brauckmann et al. (2003).

It was assigned to Acaromorpha by Shultz (2007); and to Arachnida by Brauckmann et al. (2003), Harvey (2003) and Garwood and Dunlop (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Ricinulei Thorell
2003Ricinuleida Brauckmann et al. p. 55
2003Ricinulei Harvey
2007Ricinulei Shultz
2014Ricinulei Garwood and Dunlop p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
RankNameAuthor
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
orderRicinuleiThorell 1876
orderRicinuleiThorell 1876

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. Ricinulei Thorell 1876 [hooded tickspider]
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Subor. Posteriorricinulei Wunderlich 2015
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Fm. †Curculioididae Cockerell 1916
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G. †Amarixys Selden 1992
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†Amarixys gracilis Petrunkevitch 1945
†Amarixys stellaris Selden 1992
†Amarixys sulcata Melander 1903
G. †Curculioides Buckland 1837
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†Curculioides adompha Brauckmann 1987
†Curculioides ansticii Buckland 1837
†Curculioides bohemondi Whalen and Selden 2020
†Curculioides eltringhami Petrunkevitch 1949
†Curculioides gigas Selden 1992
†Curculioides granulatus Petrunkevitch 1949
†Curculioides mcluckiei Selden 1992
†Curculioides pococki Selden 1992
†Curculioides scaber Scudder 1890
Invalid names: Hevila Giebel 1856 [objective synonym]
Fm. †Poliocheridae Scudder 1884
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G. †Poliochera Scudder 1884
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†Poliochera cretacea Wunderlich 2012
†Poliochera gibbsi Selden 1992
†Poliochera glabra Petrunkevitch 1913
†Poliochera punctulata Scudder 1884
G. †Terpsicroton Selden 1992
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†Terpsicroton alticeps Pocock 1911
Subor. †Primoricinulei Wunderlich 2015
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Fm. †Hirsutisomidae Wunderlich 2017
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G. †Hirsutisoma Wunderlich 2017
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†Hirsutisoma acutiformis Wunderlich 2017
†Hirsutisoma bruckschi Wunderlich 2017
†Hirsutisoma dentata Wunderlich 2017
†Hirsutisoma grimaldii Botero-Trujillo et al. 2022
Fm. †Primoricinuleidae Wunderlich 2015
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G. †Primoricinuleus Wunderlich 2015
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†Primoricinuleus pugio Wunderlich 2015
Fm. †Sigillaricinuleidae Wunderlich 2022
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G. †Sigillaricinuleus Wunderlich 2022
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†Sigillaricinuleus tripares Wunderlich 2022
Invalid names: Palaeoricinulei Selden 1992 [empty]
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 Marsdenian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 321.30000 to 93.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 320.0 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Marsdenian321.3 - 320.0Germany (Ruhr) Curculioides adompha (110939)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Curculioides eltringhami (127286) Curculioides granulatus (152119)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Curculioides ansticii (34906 152118) Poliochera alticeps, Curculioides ansticii (34907)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8United Kingdom (England) Curculioides ansticii (122563)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Oklahoma) Amarixys gracilis (152120)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Curculioides bohemondi (219705) Curculioides gracilis (133734) Curculioides mcluckiei (122534) Kustarachne sulcata (122521) Palaeoricinulei indet. (151858) Poliochera gibbsi (122493) Poliochera glabra (146857) Poliochera punctulata, Geratarbus scabrum, Polyochera glabra (21981) Poliochera sp., Poliochera punctulata, Curculioides mcluckiei, Curculioides gigas, Amarixys stellaris (112638)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Hirsutisoma acutiformis (172900) Hirsutisoma grimaldii (111688) Hirsutisoma sp., Hirsutisoma dentata (184692) Ricinulei indet., Poliochera cretacea, Primoricinuleus pugio, Hirsutisoma bruckschi, Sigillaricinuleus tripares (144466)