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Brachypylina

Arachnida - Acariformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Brachypylina Hull
2013Brachypylina Dunlop et al. p. 91

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

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.

Unr. Brachypylina Hull 1918
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Superfm. Carabodoidea Koch 1843
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Fm. Carabodidae Koch 1837
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G. †Carabodites Pampaloni 1902
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Carabodites pavesii Pampaloni 1902
Fm. Otocepheidae Balogh 1961
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G. †Cretaceobodes Arillo et al. 2010
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Cretaceobodes martinezae Arillo et al. 2010
Superfm. Cepheoidea Berlese 1896
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Fm. Cepheidae Berlese 1896
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G. Cepheus Koch 1835
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Cepheus corae Jacot 1928
Cepheus implicatus Sellnick 1919
Invalid names: Tegeocranus Nicolet 1855 [synonym]
G. Ommatocepheus Berlese 1913
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Ommatocepheus nortoni Arillo et al. 2008
Superfm. Ceratozetoidea Jacot 1925
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Fm. Ceratozetidae Jacot 1925
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G. Sphaerozetes Berlese 1885
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Sphaerozetes convexulus Koch and Berendt 1854
Fm. Euzetidae Grandjean 1954
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G. Euzetes Berlese 1908
Fm. Mycobatidae Grandjean 1954
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G. Punctoribates Berlese 1908
Superfm. Cymbaeremaeoidea Sellnick 1928
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Fm. Cymbaeremaeidae Sellnick 1928
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G. Ametroproctus Higgins and Woolley 1968
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Ametroproctus valeriae Arillo et al. 2009
G. Scapheremaeus Berlese 1910
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Scapheremaeus undosus Sellnick 1919
Invalid names: Mulvius Sellnick 1919 [synonym]
G. †Tectocymba Sellnick 1919
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Tectocymba rara Sellnick 1919
Invalid names: Ametroproctidae Subias 2004 [synonym]
Superfm. Damaeoidea Berlese 1896
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Fm. Damaeidae Berlese 1896
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G. †Belbites Pampaloni 1902
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Belbites disodilis Pampaloni 1902
G. Damaeus Koch 1835
Superfm. Gustavioidea Oudemans 1900
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Fm. Liacaridae Sellnick 1928
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G. Xenillus Robineau-Desvoidy 1839
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Xenillus tegeocraniformis Sellnick 1919
Fm. Peloppiidae Balogh 1943
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G. Ceratoppia Berlese 1908
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Ceratoppia bipilis Hermann 1804
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Invalid names: Oribates politus Koch and Berendt 1854 [synonym]
Superfm. Hermannielloidea Grandjean 1934
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Fm. Hermanniellidae Grandjean 1934
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G. Hermanniella Berlese 1908
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Hermanniella tuberculata Sellnick 1919
Superfm. Hydrozetoidea Grandjean 1954
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Fm. Hydrozetidae Grandjean 1954
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G. Hydrozetes Berlese 1902
Superfm. Neoliodoidea Sellnick 1928
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Fm. Neoliodidae Sellnick 1928
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G. Neoliodes Berlese 1888
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Neoliodes brevitarsus Woolley 1971
Neoliodes dominicus Heethoff et al. 2009
Neoliodes quadriscutatus Sellnick 1919
G. Platyliodes Berlese 1917
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Platyliodes ensigerus Sellnick 1919
Superfm. Oppioidea Grandjean 1951
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Fm. Oppiidae Grandjean 1954
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G. Oppia Koch 1836
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Oppia cervicornu Sellnick 1919
Oppia hurdi Woolley 1971
Oppia mexicana Woolley 1971
Oppia setigera Woolley 1971
G. †Oppites Pampaloni 1902
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Oppites melilli Pampaloni 1902
Superfm. Oribatelloidea Jacot 1925
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Fm. Oribatellidae Jacot 1925
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G. Oribatella Banks 1895
Superfm. Oripodoidea Jacot 1925
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Fm. Mochlozetidae Grandjean 1960
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G. Mochloribatula Mahunka 1978
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Mochloribatula smithi Woolley 1971
Fm. Oripodidae Jacot 1925
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G. Benoibates Balogh 1958
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Benoibates chiapasensis Woolley 1971
G. Exoripoda Woolley 1961
G. Parapimodus Balogh and Mahunka 1968
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Parapimodus denaius Woolley 1971
Fm. Scheloribatidae Grandjean 1933
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G. Liebstadia Oudemans 1906
G. Scheloribates Berlese 1908
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Scheloribates durhami Woolley 1971
Invalid names: Oribatulidae Thor 1929 [empty]
Superfm. Phenopelopoidea Petrunkevitch 1955
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Fm. Phenopelopidae Petrunkevitch 1955
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G. Eupelops Ewing 1917
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Invalid names: Pelops Koch 1835 [replaced]
Fm. Unduloribatidae Kunst 1971
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G. †Scutoribates Sellnick 1919
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Scutoribates perornatus Sellnick 1919
Superfm. Plateremaeoidea Tragardh 1926
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Fm. Gymnodamaeidae Grandjean 1954
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G. Gymnodamaeus Kulczynski 1902
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Gymnodamaeus sepotisus Sellnick 1919
Superfm. Zetorchestoidea Michael 1898
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Fm. †Archaeorchestidae Arillo and Subías 2000
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G. †Plategeocranus Sellnick 1919
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Plategeocranus sulcatus Karsch 1884
G. †Strieremaeus Sellnick 1919
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Strieremaeus cordiformatus Sellnick 1919
Strieremaeus illibatus Sellnick 1919
Strieremaeus minguezae Arillo and Subías 2000
Invalid names: Archaeorchestes Arillo and Subías 2000 [synonym]
Fm. Eremaeidae Sellnick 1928
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G. Eremaeus Koch 1835
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G. †Gradidorsum Sellnick 1919
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Gradidorsum asper Sellnick 1919
Fm. Zetorchestidae Michael 1898
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G. Zetorchestes Berlese 1888
Invalid names: Galumnoidea Jacot 1925 [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 Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 105.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Spain Ommatocepheus nortoni (163780)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Álava) Archaeorchestes minguezae (108769)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Aragón) Ametroproctus valeriae, Cretaceobodes martinezae (91626)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Scutoribates perornatus, Strieremaeus illibatus, Plategeocranus sulcatus (163784)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Ceratoppia bipilis, Pelops sp., Euzetes convexulus, Punctoribates sp., Scutoribates perornatus, Cepheus tegeocraniformis, Tegeocranus implicatus, Strieremaeus illibatus, Eremaeus oblongus, Plategeocranus sulcatus, Strieremaeus cordiformatus, Oribella cervicornu, Gymnodamaeus sepotisus, Hermanniella sp., Hermanniella tuberculata, Tectocymba rara, Gradidorsum asper, Mulvius undosus, Neoliodes ensigerus, Neoliodes quadriscutatus (123927) Nothrus sulcatus (123221) Plategeocranus sulcatus (152000) Scutoribates perornatus (122591) Scutoribates perornatus, Plategeocranus sulcatus (123420) Scutoribates perornatus, Strieremaeus illibatus, Plategeocranus sulcatus (127170)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Scutoribates perornatus, Strieremaeus illibatus, Plategeocranus sulcatus, Zetorchestes sp. (122997) Strieremaeus illibatus (113621)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Oribates convexulus, Oribates politus (109625) Scutoribates perornatus, Strieremaeus illibatus, Plategeocranus sulcatus (120813) Strieremaeus illibatus (110737)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico Galumnoidea indet. (21977)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Damaeus mexicanus (124470 140206) Damaeus mexicanus, Ceratozetidae indet. (140207) Damaeus setiger, Hydrozetes smithi (124467) Eremaeus denaius (140208) Exoripoda chiapasensis, Liebstadia durhami (106432) Oppia hurdi (124471) Scapheremaeus brevitarsus (140197)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97New Zealand (Otago) Liebstadia sp., Scheloribatidae indet. (191650)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Neoliodes dominicus (163776 163777)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Oppites melilli, Carabodites pavesii, Belbites disodilis (125079)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Alaska) Ceratoppia sp., Oribatella sp., Cephenus corae (123352)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Pelops sp. (163070)