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Astigmata

Arachnida - Acariformes

Taxonomy
Astigmata was named by Canestrini (1891). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Astigmata Canestrini
2013Astigmata Dunlop et al. p. 109

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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
AstigmataCanestrini 1891
AstigmataCanestrini 1891

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. Astigmata Canestrini 1891
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Superfm. Acaroidea Latreille 1802
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Fm. Acaridae Latreille 1802
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G. Acarus Linnaeus 1758
G. †Tyroglyphites Pampaloni 1902
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Tyroglyphites miocenicus Pampaloni 1902
Fm. †Glaesacaridae Klimov and Sidorchuk 2011
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G. †Glaesacarus Klimov and Sidorchuk 2011
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Glaesacarus rhombeus Koch and Berendt 1854
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 Priabonian to the top of the Tortonian or 38.00000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Glaesacarus rhombeus (122997 185682)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Glaesacarus rhombeus (163784)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Glaesacarus rhombeus (122591)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Acarus rhombeus (109625) Glaesacarus rhombeus (120813)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97New Zealand (Otago) Astigmata indet. (191650)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Tyroglyphites miocenicus (125079)