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Ornithodoros antiquus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2184747https://www.gbif.org/species/2184747
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)308575https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=308575
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Ixodida : Argasidae : Ornithodoros : Ornithodoros antiquus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Parasitiformes : Argasidae : Ornithodoros : Ornithodoros antiquus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
-EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
-ProsomapodaLamsdell 2013
classXiphosura
orderXiphosuridaLatreille 1802
-PlanatergaLamsdell 2013
-DekatriataLamsdell 2013
-SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
orderParasitiformes
suborderIxodida
superfamilyIxodoideaBanks 1907
familyArgasidaeKoch 1844
genusOrnithodorosKoch 1844
speciesOrnithodoros antiquusPoinar 1995
Generic NameOrnithodoros
Scientific NameOrnithodoros antiquus Poinar, 1995
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ornithodoros antiquusspeciesbelongs to Ornithodorosstated with evidencePoinar, 1995
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance20.4 - 13.8 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance20.4 - 13.8 Ma
Miocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Arachnida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arachnida)
Visionlimited (based on Xiphosurida)
Dietcarnivore (based on Xiphosura)
Taphonomychitin (based on Arachnida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)G. O. Poinar. 1995. First fossil soft ticks, Ornithodoros antiquus n. sp. (Acari: Argasidae) in Dominican amber with evidence of their mammalian host. Experientia 51:384-387

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1995Ornithodoros antiquus Poinar p. 384 figs. 1-6
2013Ornithodoros antiquus Dunlop et al. p. 59

References

Poinar G. O. (1995) First fossil soft ticks, Ornithodoros antiquus n. sp. (Acari: Argasidae) in Dominican amber with evidence of their mammalian host, Experientia 51, 384-387
Dunlop J. A., Penney D., et al (2013) A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives, The World Spider Catalog, version 14.0. American Museum of Natural History
Klompen JSH, Oliver JH Jr (1993) Systematic relationships in the soft ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae): Systematic Entomology, 18: 313-331. - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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