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Laniatores

Arachnida - Opiliones

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

It was assigned to Opiliones by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Laniatores Thorell
2013Laniatores Dunlop et al. p. 43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
—EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
—Prosomapoda
—Planaterga
—Dekatriata
—SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
—Stomothecata
orderOpilionesSundevall 1833
suborderLaniatoresThorell 1876
suborderLaniatoresThorell 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.

Subor. Laniatores Thorell 1876
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Fm. Beloniscidae Kury et al. 2019
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G. †Palaeobeloniscus Bartel et al. 2020
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†Palaeobeloniscus thilolebi Bartel et al. 2020
Infraor. Grassatores Kury 2002
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Superfm. Epedanoidea Sorensen 1886
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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
Fm. Petrobunidae Sharma and Giribet 2011
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G. †Petroburma Bartel et al. 2023
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†Petroburma tarsomeria Bartel et al. 2023
Fm. Podoctidae Roewer 1912
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G. †Burmalomanius Bartel et al. 2023
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†Burmalomanius circularis Bartel et al. 2023
Superfm. Samoidea Sorensen 1886
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Fm. Kimulidae Perez Gonzalez et al. 2007
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G. Kimula Goodnight and Goodnight 1942
Fm. Samoidae Sorensen 1886
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G. Hummelinckiolus Silhavy 1979
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†Hummelinckiolus silhavyi Cokendolpher and Poinar 1998
G. Pellobunus Banks 1905
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†Pellobunus proavus Cokendolpher 1987
Infraor. Insidiatores Loman 1900
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Superfm. Travunioidea Absolon and Kratochvil 1932
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G. †Baltonychia Bartel et al. 2022
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†Baltonychia obscura Bartel et al. 2022
Fm. Cladonychiidae Hadzi 1935
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G. †Proholoscotolemon Ubick and Dunlop 2005
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†Proholoscotolemon nemastomoides Koch and Berendt 1854
Fm. †Mesokanidae Bartel et al. 2020
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G. †Mesokanus Bartel et al. 2020
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†Mesokanus oehmkuehnlei Bartel et al. 2020
G. Philacarus Sorensen 1932
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†Philacarus hispaniolensis Cokendolpher and Poinar 1992
Fm. Pyramidopidae Sharma et al. 2011
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G. †Protopyramidops Bartel et al. 2020
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†Protopyramidops nalae Bartel et al. 2020
Fm. Tithaeidae Sharma and Giribet 2011
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G. †Ellenbergellus Bartel et al. 2020
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†Ellenbergellus tuberculatus Bartel et al. 2020
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 Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Langhian or 99.60000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Biungulus xiai, Mesodibunus tourinhoae (165561) Laniatores indet., Insidiatores indet., Ellenbergellus tuberculatus, Mesokanus oehmkuehnlei, Gigantocheles nilsi, Protopyramidops nalae, Palaeobeloniscus thilolebi, Burmalomanius circularis, Petroburma tarsomeria (184841) Petrobunoides sharmai (178121)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Baltonychia obscura (147612) Insidiatores indet., Proholoscotolemon sp., Proholoscotolemon nemastomoides (124318)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Gonyleptes nemastomoides (109625)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Hummelinckiolus silhavyi, Philacarus hispaniolensis (122472) Kimula sp. (140194) Pellobunus proavus (122473)