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Sphaerozetes convexulus

Arachnida - Acariformes - Ceratozetidae

Taxonomy
Oribates convexulus was named by Koch and Berendt (1854). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Berendt collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Poland.

It was recombined as Euzetes convexulus by Sellnick (1919); it was recombined as Sphaerozetes convexulus by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Oribates convexulus Koch and Berendt p. 109 figs. Pl 13, fig 112
1919Euzetes convexulus Sellnick p. 23 figs. 2-4
2013Sphaerozetes convexulus Dunlop et al. p. 107

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
RankNameAuthor
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
PoecilophysideaPepato et al. 2010
orderAcariformes(Zakhvatkin 1952)
suborderSarcoptiformesReuter 1909
infraorderOribatidaDugès 1834
BrachypylinaHull 1918
superfamilyCeratozetoideaJacot 1925
familyCeratozetidaeJacot 1925
genusSphaerozetesBerlese 1885
speciesconvexulus()

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.

Sphaerozetes convexulus Koch and Berendt 1854
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Diagnosis
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