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Trombidiformes

Arachnida - Acariformes

Taxonomy
Trombidiformes was named by Reuter (1909). It is extant.

It was assigned to Acariformes by Dunlop et al. (2013); and to Acariformes by Lindquist and Sidorchuk (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Trombidiformes Reuter
2013Trombidiformes Dunlop et al. p. 69
2014Trombidiformes Lindquist and Sidorchuk p. 131

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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
—PoecilophysideaPepato et al. 2010
orderAcariformes(Zakhvatkin 1952)
suborderTrombidiformesReuter 1909
suborderTrombidiformesReuter 1909

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. Trombidiformes Reuter 1909
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Infraor. Prostigmata
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Unr. Anystides Van der Hammen 1972
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Unr. Anystina Van der Hammen 1972
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Superfm. Anystoidea Oudemans 1902
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Fm. Anystidae Oudemans 1902
Unr. Parasitengona Oudemans 1909
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Superfm. Erythraeoidea Grandjean 1947
Unr. Hydracarnidiae Van der Hoeven 1849
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Superfm. Arrenuroidea Thor 1900
Superfm. Eylaoidea Leach 1815
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G. †Megameropsis Gourret 1887
G. †Pseudopachygnathus Gourret 1887
Superfm. Tanaupodoidea Thor 1935
Superfm. Trombidioidea Leach 1815
Infraor. Eleutherengona Oudemans 1909
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Unr. Heterostigmata Berlese 1899
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Superfm. †Nasutiacaroidea Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2015
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Fm. †Nasutiacaridae Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2015
Unr. Eleutherengonides Oudemans 1909
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Unr. Heterostigmatina Berlese 1899
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Superfm. Pyemotoidea Oudemans 1937
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Fm. Pyemotidae Oudemans 1937
Fm. Resinacaridae Mahunka 1975
Unr. Raphignathina Kethley 1982
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Superfm. Cheyletoidea Leach 1815
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Fm. Cheyletidae Leach 1815
Superfm. Tetranychoidea Donnadieu 1876
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Fm. Tetranychidae Donnadieu 1876
Superfm. Raphignathoidea Kramer 1877
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Fm. Stigmaeidae Oudemans 1931
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G. Mediolata Canestrini 1889
Unr. Eupodides Krantz 1978
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Superfm. Bdelloidea Duges 1834
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Fm. Bdellidae Duges 1834
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G. Bdella Latreille 1795
G. Bdellodes Oudemans 1937
Superfm. Eupodoidea Koch 1842
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Fm. Penthalodidae Thor 1933
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G. Penthalodes Murray 1877
Fm. Rhagidiidae Oudemans 1922
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G. Poecilophysis Cambridge 1876
G. †Zachardia Judson and Wunderlich 2003
Superfm. Tydeoidea Kramer 1877
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Fm. Tydeidae Kramer 1877
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G. †Palaeotydeus Dubinin 1962
G. †Paraprotacarus Dubinin 1962
Unr. Labidostommatides Lindquist et al. 2009
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Superfm. Labidostommatoidea Oudemans 1906
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Fm. Labidostommatidae Oudemans 1906
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G. Eunicolina Berlese 1911
G. Labidostomma Kramer 1879
G. Sellnickiella Feider and Vasilu 1969
Invalid names: Amblyceropsis Kumar 2004 [nomen dubium]
Unr. Tetrapodili Oudemans 1923
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Superfm. Eriophyoidea Nalepa 1898
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Fm. Eriophyidae Nalepa 1898 [gall mite]
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G. Aculops Keifer 1966
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†Aculops keiferi Southcott and Lange 1971
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†Eriophyes beutenmulleri Cockerell 1908
Superfm. †Triasacaroidea Lindquist and Sidorchuk 2014
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Fm. †Triasacaridae Lindquist and Sidorchuk 2014
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G. †Ampezzoa Lindquist and Grimaldi 2012
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†Ampezzoa triassica Lindquist and Grimaldi 2012
G. †Cheirolepidoptus Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2014
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†Cheirolepidoptus dolomiticus Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2014
G. †Minyacarus Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2014
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†Minyacarus aderces Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2014
G. †Triasacarus Lindquist and Grimaldi 2012
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†Triasacarus fedelei Lindquist and Grimaldi 2012
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 Pragian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 410.80000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 407.6 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Palaeotydeus devonicus, Paraprotacarus hirsti (172777)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Triasacarus fedelei, Ampezzoa triassica, Minyacarus aderces, Cheirolepidoptus dolomiticus (132851)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Pararainbowia martilli (122922)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Spain (Teruel) Rhagidiidae indet. (225779)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Poitou-Charentes) Atanaupodus bakeri (99114)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Aragón) Leptus sp. (91626)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Cheyletus burmiticus (123020) Immensmaris chewbaccei (184841)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Protoresinacarus brevipedis (123429)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8France Nasutiacarus perplexus (164386)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Manitoba) Bdella vetusta, Erythraeidae indet. (122356)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Australia (South Australia) Aculops keiferi (197395)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Labidostoma electri, Eunicolina glaesi (123419) Sellnickiella balticae, Labidostoma electri (163784)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Fessonia grabenhorsti (175703) Fessonia wunderlichi, Fessonia groehni (110735) Labidostomma paleoluteum, Rhagidiidae indet., Zachardia flexipes, Poecilophysis sp., Fessonia wunderlichi (124318)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Mediolata eocenica (122997) Pyemotes primus (113621)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Fessonia wunderlichi (124273) Fessonia wunderlichi, Fessonia grabenhorsti (147606)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Fessonia wunderlichi, Fessonia grabenhorsti (110737) Trombidium clavipes, Trombidium saccatum, Rhyncholophus foveolatus, Rhyncholophus longipes, Rhyncholophus illustris, Rhyncholophus incertus, Actineda venustula, Tetranychus gibbus, Tetranychus brevipes, Penthaleus tristiculus, Bdella lata, Cheyletus portentosus (109625)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Eriophyes beutenmulleri (106381)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Megameropsis aquensis, Pseudopachygnathus maculatus (122487)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Otago) Prostigmata indet. (191653)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico Prostigmata indet. (21977)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97New Zealand (Otago) Trombidiformes indet., Prostigmata indet. (191650)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Protoarrenurus convergens (123022 123025 123027 123029 123030 123033 123034 123035 123036 123040 123042) Protoarrenurus sp. (106431)