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Acariformes (mite)

Arachnida - Acariformes

Taxonomy
Acariformes was named by Zakhvatkin (1952). It is extant.

It was reranked as the order Acariformes by Dunlop et al. (2013) and Garwood and Dunlop (2014).

It was assigned to Acari by Arillo et al. (2009) and Dunlop et al. (2013); and to Poecilophysidea by Garwood and Dunlop (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Acariformes Zakhvatkin
2009Acariformes Arillo et al. p. 322
2013Acariformes Dunlop et al. p. 69
2014Acariformes Garwood and Dunlop p. 21

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

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.

Or. Acariformes Zakhvatkin 1952 [mite]
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Subor. Sarcoptiformes Reuter 1909
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Infraor. Endeostigmata
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Superfm. Alicorhagioidea Grandjean 1939
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Fm. Alicorhagiidae Grandjean 1939
Unr. Alycina
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Superfm. Alycoidea Canestrini and Fanzago 1877
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Fm. Alycidae Canestrini and Fanzago 1877
Fm. Nanorchestidae Grandjean 1937
Infraor. Oribatida Dugès 1834 [oribatid mite]
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Unr. Astigmata Canestrini 1891
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Superfm. Acaroidea Latreille 1802
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Fm. Acaridae Latreille 1802
Fm. †Glaesacaridae Klimov and Sidorchuk 2011
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G. †Glaesacarus Klimov and Sidorchuk 2011
Unr. Brachypylina Hull 1918
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Superfm. Carabodoidea Koch 1843
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Fm. Carabodidae Koch 1837
Fm. Otocepheidae Balogh 1961
Superfm. Cepheoidea Berlese 1896
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Fm. Cepheidae Berlese 1896
Superfm. Ceratozetoidea Jacot 1925
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Fm. Ceratozetidae Jacot 1925
Fm. Euzetidae Grandjean 1954
Fm. Mycobatidae Grandjean 1954
Superfm. Cymbaeremaeoidea Sellnick 1928
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Fm. Cymbaeremaeidae Sellnick 1928
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Invalid names: Ametroproctidae Subias 2004 [synonym]
Superfm. Damaeoidea Berlese 1896
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Fm. Damaeidae Berlese 1896
Superfm. Gustavioidea Oudemans 1900
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Fm. Liacaridae Sellnick 1928
Fm. Peloppiidae Balogh 1943
Superfm. Hermannielloidea Grandjean 1934
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Fm. Hermanniellidae Grandjean 1934
Superfm. Hydrozetoidea Grandjean 1954
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Fm. Hydrozetidae Grandjean 1954
Superfm. Neoliodoidea Sellnick 1928
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Fm. Neoliodidae Sellnick 1928
Superfm. Oppioidea Grandjean 1951
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Fm. Oppiidae Grandjean 1954
Superfm. Oribatelloidea Jacot 1925
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Fm. Oribatellidae Jacot 1925
Superfm. Oripodoidea Jacot 1925
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Fm. Mochlozetidae Grandjean 1960
Fm. Oripodidae Jacot 1925
Fm. Scheloribatidae Grandjean 1933
Invalid names: Oribatulidae Thor 1929 [empty]
Superfm. Phenopelopoidea Petrunkevitch 1955
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Fm. Phenopelopidae Petrunkevitch 1955
Fm. Unduloribatidae Kunst 1971
Superfm. Plateremaeoidea Tragardh 1926
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Fm. Gymnodamaeidae Grandjean 1954
Superfm. Zetorchestoidea Michael 1898
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Fm. †Archaeorchestidae Arillo and Subías 2000
Fm. Eremaeidae Sellnick 1928
Fm. Zetorchestidae Michael 1898
Invalid names: Galumnoidea Jacot 1925 [empty]
Unr. Desmonomata Woodley 1873
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Unr. Nothrina van der Hammen 1982
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Superfm. Crotonioidea Thorell 1876
Unr. Enarthronota Grandjean 1947
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Fm. †Devonacaridae Norton et al. 1988
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G. †Devonacarus Norton et al. 1988
Superfm. Hypochthonioidea Berlese 1910
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Fm. Hypochthoniidae Berlese 1910
Superfm. Prothoplophoroidea Ewing 1917
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Fm. Cosmochthoniidae Grandjean 1947
Fm. Prothoplophoridae Ewing 1917
Fm. †Protochthoniidae Norton et al. 1988
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G. †Protochthonius Norton et al. 1988
Unr. Mixonomata Grandjean 1969
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Fm. †Carbolohmanniidae Sidorchuk and Robin 2016
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G. †Carbolohmannia Sidorchuk and Robin 2016
Superfm. Collohmannioidea Grandjean 1958
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Fm. Collohmanniidae Grandjean 1958
Unr. Eupyctima Grandjean 1967
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Superfm. Euphthiracaroidea Jacot 1930
Superfm. Phthiracaroidea Perty 1841
Unr. Palaeosomata Grandjean 1969
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Superfm. Ctenacaroidea Grandjean 1954
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Fm. Adelphacaridae Grandjean 1954
Fm. Ctenacaridae Grandjean 1954
Unr. Parhyposomata Grandjean 1969
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Superfm. Parhypochthonioidea Grandjean 1932
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Fm. Gehypochthoniidae Strenzke 1963
Invalid names: Anopluropsis Kumar 2004 [nomen dubium]
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
Unr. Parasitengona Oudemans 1909
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Unr. Hydracarnidiae Van der Hoeven 1849
Infraor. Eleutherengona Oudemans 1909
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Unr. Heterostigmata Berlese 1899
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Superfm. †Nasutiacaroidea Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2015
Unr. Eleutherengonides Oudemans 1909
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Unr. Heterostigmatina Berlese 1899
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Superfm. Pyemotoidea Oudemans 1937
Unr. Raphignathina Kethley 1982
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Superfm. Cheyletoidea Leach 1815
Superfm. Tetranychoidea Donnadieu 1876
Superfm. Raphignathoidea Kramer 1877
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Fm. Stigmaeidae Oudemans 1931
Unr. Eupodides Krantz 1978
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Superfm. Bdelloidea Duges 1834
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Fm. Bdellidae Duges 1834
Superfm. Eupodoidea Koch 1842
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Fm. Penthalodidae Thor 1933
Fm. Rhagidiidae Oudemans 1922
Superfm. Tydeoidea Kramer 1877
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Fm. Tydeidae Kramer 1877
Unr. Labidostommatides Lindquist et al. 2009
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Superfm. Labidostommatoidea Oudemans 1906
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Fm. Labidostommatidae Oudemans 1906
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
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
G. †Cheirolepidoptus Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2014
G. †Minyacarus Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2014
G. †Triasacarus 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 Late/Upper Pleistocene or 410.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 407.6 Ma

Collections (74 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Protacarus crani (172778) Protacarus crani, Protospeleorchestes pseudoprotacarus, Palaeotydeus devonicus, Paraprotacarus hirsti (172777)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Oribatida indet., Protochthonius gilboa, Devonacarus sellnicki (106001)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Archaeacarus dubinini (28246)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4USA (New York) Ctenacaronychus nortoni (163782)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Palaeoctenacarus simmsoi, Monoaphelocarus carboniferus, Gehypochthonimimus hibernicus, Palaeohypochthonius jerami, Carbochthonius antrimensis, Archaeoplophora bella (163783)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8China (Ningxia) Carbolohmannia maimaiphilus (179076)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Triasacarus fedelei, Ampezzoa triassica, Minyacarus aderces, Cheirolepidoptus dolomiticus (132851)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Pararainbowia martilli (122922)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Spain Ommatocepheus nortoni (163780)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Spain (Teruel) Rhagidiidae indet. (225779)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Aragón) Ametroproctus valeriae, Leptus sp., Trhypochthonius lopezvallei, Cretaceobodes martinezae (91626)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Poitou-Charentes) Atanaupodus bakeri (99114)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Álava) Archaeorchestes minguezae (108769)
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)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alaska) Oribatida indet. (196713)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Australia (South Australia) Aculops keiferi (197395)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Glaesacarus rhombeus, Scutoribates perornatus, Strieremaeus illibatus, Plategeocranus sulcatus (120813) Strieremaeus illibatus, 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, Oribates convexulus, Oribates politus, Acarus rhombeus (109625)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Glaesacarus rhombeus, Scutoribates perornatus, Strieremaeus illibatus, Plategeocranus sulcatus, Sellnickiella balticae, Labidostoma electri (163784) Labidostoma electri, Eunicolina glaesi (123419)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Glaesacarus rhombeus (185682) Glaesacarus rhombeus, Mediolata eocenica, Scutoribates perornatus, Strieremaeus illibatus, Plategeocranus sulcatus, Zetorchestes sp. (122997) Pyemotes primus, Strieremaeus illibatus (113621)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Fessonia grabenhorsti (175703) Fessonia wunderlichi, Fessonia groehni (110735) Glaesacarus rhombeus, Scutoribates perornatus (122591) Labidostomma paleoluteum, Rhagidiidae indet., Zachardia flexipes, Poecilophysis sp., Fessonia wunderlichi (124318) Nothrus sulcatus, Nothrus kuehli, Nothrus punctulum (123221) Oribatida indet., 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, Nothrus illautus, Embolacarus pergratus, Nothrus horridus, Hoploderma multipunctatum, Phthiracarus pyropus (123927) Plategeocranus sulcatus (152000) Scutoribates perornatus, Plategeocranus sulcatus (123420) Scutoribates perornatus, Strieremaeus illibatus, Plategeocranus sulcatus (127170)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Fessonia wunderlichi (124273) Fessonia wunderlichi, Fessonia grabenhorsti (147606)
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 - 15.97Mexico (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)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico Oribatida indet., Prostigmata indet., Galumnoidea indet. (21977)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Otago) Oribatida indet., Prostigmata indet. (191653)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Southland) Oribotritiidae indet. (191652)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97New Zealand (Otago) Oribatida indet., Liebstadia sp., Trombidiformes indet., Prostigmata indet., Astigmata indet., Scheloribatidae indet. (191650)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Neoliodes dominicus (163776 163777)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Protoarrenurus convergens (123022 123025 123027 123029 123030 123033 123034 123035 123036 123040 123042) Protoarrenurus sp. (106431)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Oppites melilli, Carabodites pavesii, Belbites disodilis, Tyroglyphites miocenicus (125079)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Alaska) Ceratoppia sp., Oribatella sp., Cephenus corae (123352)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Pelops sp. (163070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) Oribatida indet. (169385)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Oribatida indet. (157092 167662)