Cheirolepidoptus
| Cheirolepidoptus Temporal range: Triassic | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Superfamily: | Tetrapodili |
| Genus: | Cheirolepidoptus |
Cheirolepidoptus is a genus of extinct mite found in Italy. It was classified in 2014.[1][2] The genus Cheirolepidoptus lived in the Triassic period before going extinct in the Triassic-Jurassic extinction.[2]
References
- ↑ Ekaterina A. Sidorchuk, Alexander R. Schmidt, Eugenio Ragazzi, Guido Roghi and Evert E. Lindquist (2014). "Plant-feeding mite diversity in Triassic amber (Acari: Tetrapodili)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. in press. doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.867373.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://zoobank.org/References/279BE1F3-8667-48D9-BEE8-F7F22C5DEF7D