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Palaeosomata

Arachnida - Acariformes

Taxonomy
Palaeosomata was named by Grandjean (1969). It is extant.

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

Subtaxa
Ctenacaroidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Palaeosomata Grandjean
2013Palaeosomata Dunlop et al. p. 87

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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
—PalaeosomataGrandjean 1969
—PalaeosomataGrandjean 1969

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. Palaeosomata Grandjean 1969
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Superfm. Ctenacaroidea Grandjean 1954
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Fm. Adelphacaridae Grandjean 1954
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G. †Monoaphelocarus Subías and Arillo 2002
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†Monoaphelocarus carboniferus Subías and Arillo 2002
Fm. Ctenacaridae Grandjean 1954
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G. †Ctenacaronychus Subías and Arillo 2002
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†Ctenacaronychus nortoni Subías and Arillo 2002
G. †Palaeoctenacarus Subías and Arillo 2002
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†Palaeoctenacarus simmsoi Subías and Arillo 2002
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 Early/Lower Frasnian to the top of the Brigantian or 383.70000 to 330.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 382.4 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4USA (New York) Ctenacaronychus nortoni (163782)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Palaeoctenacarus simmsoi, Monoaphelocarus carboniferus (163783)