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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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| 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!
