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Phalangioidea

Arachnida - Opiliones

Taxonomy
Phalangioidea was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Phalangioidea Latreille p. 60
2013Phalangioidea Dunlop et al. p. 41

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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
—Stomothecata
orderOpilionesSundevall 1833
—PhalangidaBristowe 1949
suborderEupnoiHansen and Sorensen 1904
superfamilyPhalangioidea
superfamilyPhalangioidea

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.

Superfm. Phalangioidea Latreille 1802
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G. †Petrunkevitchiana Mello-Leitao 1937
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†Petrunkevitchiana oculata Petrunkevitch 1922
Fm. Phalangiidae Latreille 1802
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G. Amilenus Martens 1969
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†Amilenus deltshevi Dunlop and Mitov 2009
G. Dicranopalpus Doleschall 1852
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†Dicranopalpus ramiger Koch and Berendt 1854
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Invalid names: Dicranopalpus palmickensis Roewer 1939 [synonym], Opilio corniger Menge 1854 [synonym]
G. Lacinius Thorell 1876
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†Lacinius bizleyi Mitov et al. 2015
Lacinius erinaceus Starega 1966
G. Leptobunus Banks 1893
G. Opilio Herbst 1798
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†Opilio ovalis Koch and Berendt 1854
G. †Phalangillum Gourret 1887
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†Phalangillum hirsutum Gourret 1887
G. †Stephanobunus Dunlop and Mammitzsch 2010
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†Stephanobunus mitovi Dunlop and Mammitzsch 2010
Fm. Sclerosomatidae Simon 1879
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G. †Amauropilio Mello-Leitao 1937
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†Amauropilio atavus Cockerell 1907
†Amauropilio lacoei Petrunkevitch 1922
G. Cosmobunus Simon 1879
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†Cosmobunus sagani Palencia et al. 2019
G. Leiobunum Koch 1839
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†Leiobunum longipes Menge 1854
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Invalid names: Leiobunum inclusum Roewer 1939 [synonym]
G. †Mesobunus Huang et al. 2009
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†Mesobunus dunlopi Giribet et al. 2012
†Mesobunus martensi Huang et al. 2009
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 Callovian to the top of the Orleanian or 166.10000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 157.3 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Nei Mongol) Mesobunus dunlopi (113362) Mesobunus martensi (113371)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Phalangiidae indet. 1, Phalangiidae indet. 2 (184692)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Dicranopalpus ramiger, Leiobunum longipes (110737 120813) Leiobunum longipes (123215 153481) Opilio ovalis, Opilio ramiger (109625) Opilio ramiger, Leiobunum longipes, Opilio corniger (120811)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Dicranopalpus ramiger, Leiobunum longipes, Amilenus deltshevi, Lacinius erinaceus (129227)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Dicranopalpus sp., Dicranopalpus palmickensis, Leiobunum inclusum (123870) Lacinius bizleyi (147612) Opilio ovalis (123927) Stephanobunus mitovi (123493 124318)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Leptobunus atavus (106381) Phalangium lacoei (124624) Phalangium oculatum (106384)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Phalangillum hirsutum (122487)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Spain Cosmobunus sagani (122985)