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Mesostigmata
Description | Mesostigmata is an order of mites belonging to the Parasitiformes. Unlike most members of that group, many of these mites are not parasitic but free-living and predatory. They can be recognized by the single pair of spiracles positioned laterally on the body. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesostigmata, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | order (GBIF) suborder (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Mesostigmata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Parasitiformes : Mesostigmata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Mesostigmata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 31 (89%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | terrestrial (based on Arachnida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Arachnida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Xiphosurida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Xiphosura) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | chitin (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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Mites, Rovkvalster, トゲダニ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesostigmata |
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Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Monogynaspida infraorder | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Sejida infraorder | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Trigynaspida infraorder | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Aenictequidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ameroseiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Antennochelidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Antennophoridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Arctacaridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ascidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Asternoseiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Blattisocidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Blattisociidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bulbogamasidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Castriidinychidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Celaenopsidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cercomegistidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cillibidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Circocyllibamidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Coprozerconidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Costacaridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cyrtolaelapidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dasyponyssidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Davacaridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Deraiophoridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dermanyssidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Diarthrophallidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Digamasellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dinychidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Diplogyniidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Discourellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Discozerconidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dithinozerconidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dwigubskyiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Entonyssidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Epicriidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Euphysalozerconidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Euryparasitidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Euzerconidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eviphididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Fedrizziidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gamasellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Haemogamasidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Halarachnidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Halolaelapidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Heatherellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Heterozerconidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hoplomegistidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hutufeideriidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hystrichonyssidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ichthyostomatogasteridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Iphiopsidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ixodorhynchidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Klinckowstroemiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Laelapidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Laelaptidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Laelaptonyssidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Larvamimidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leptolaelapidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Machrochelidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macrochelidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macrodinychidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macronyssidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Manitherionyssidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Megacelaenopsidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Megalolaelapidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Megisthanidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Meinertulidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Melicharidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Messoracaridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Metagynuridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Microgyniidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nenteriidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neotenogyniidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nothogynidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ologamasidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Omentolaelapidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Oplitidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Otopheidomenidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pachylaelapidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Panteniphididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paramegistidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Parantennulidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Parasitidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Paratennulidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Parholaspididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phaulodinychidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Philodanidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physalozerconidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phytoseidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phytoseiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pneumophionyssidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Podocinidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polyaspidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polyaspididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Promegistidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Protodinychidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudolaelapidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ptochacaridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pyrosejidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Raillietiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rhinonyssidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rhodacaridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Saltiseiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Saprogamasidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Schizogyniidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Seiodidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sejidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Spelaeorhynchidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Spinturnicidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Teranyssidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Thinozerconidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Trachytidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Trachyuropodidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Trematuridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Trichoaspididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Trigonuropodidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Triplogyniidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Uroactiniidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Urodiaspididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Urodinychidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Uronyssidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Uropodellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Uropodidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Varroidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Veigaiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Zerconidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Amazoniaseius genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Origmatrachys genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Platysetosus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1815 | Gamasida Leach |
1891 | Mesostigmata Canestrini |
2000 | Gamasida Witaliński |
2013 | Mesostigmata Dunlop et al. p. 58 |
References
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!