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Pseudochiridiidae

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)3604https://www.gbif.org/species/3604
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)281611https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=281611
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Pseudoscorpiones : Pseudochiridiidae
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
-HaplocnemataBorner 1904
orderPseudoscorpionesLatreille 1817
-Chelonethi
-IochierataHarvey 1992
-PanctenataBalzan 1892
superfamilyCheiridioideaHansen 1894
familyPseudochiridiidaeChamberlin 1923
Scientific NamePseudochiridiidae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pseudochiridiidaefamilybelongs to Cheiridioideastated with evidenceJudson, 2007
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
Extant Size (PBDB)2 (67%)
First 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)J. A. Dunlop, D. Penney, and D. Jekel. 2013. A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives. In N. Platnick (ed.), The World Spider Catalog, version 14.0. American Museum of Natural History

External Images

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Paracheiridium
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pseudochiridium
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
120.4 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1923Pseudochiridiidae Chamberlin
2007Pseudochiridiidae Judson p. 46
2013Pseudochiridiidae Dunlop et al. p. 52

References

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
Judson M. L. I. (2007) First fossil record of the pseudoscorpion family Pseudochiridiidae (Arachnida, Chelonethi, Cheiridioidea) from Dominican amber, Zootaxa 1393, 45-51
Harvey, Mark S., 1992: The phylogeny and classification of the Pseudoscorpionida (Chelicerata : Arachnida). Invertebrate Taxonomy, vol. 6, no. 6. 1373-1435. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Harvey, Mark S., 2002: The neglected cousins: what do we know about the smaller arachnid orders?. The Journal of Arachnology, vol. 30, no. 2. 357-372. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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