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Ornithodoros

Arachnida - Parasitiformes - Argasidae

Taxonomy
Ornithodoros was named by Koch (1844). It is extant.

It was assigned to Argasidae by Poinar (1995) and Dunlop et al. (2013).

Species
O. antiquus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Ornithodoros Koch
1995Ornithodoros Poinar p. 384
2013Ornithodoros Dunlop et al. p. 58

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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
orderParasitiformes(Reuter 1909)
suborderIxodida(Leach 1815)
superfamilyIxodoideaBanks 1907
familyArgasidaeKoch 1844
genusOrnithodorosKoch 1844

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.

G. Ornithodoros Koch 1844
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†Ornithodoros antiquus Poinar 1995
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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic O. antiquus (138330)