Cheirolepidoptus Temporal range: Triassic |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Subclass: | Acari |
Superfamily: | Tetrapodili |
Genus: |
Cheirolepidoptus Sidorchuk & Lindquist, 2014 |
Species: | C. dolomiticus |
Binomial name | |
Cheirolepidoptus dolomiticus Sidorchuk & Lindquist, 2014 |
Cheirolepidoptus is a genus of extinct mite found in Italy. It was classified in 2014. The genus Cheirolepidoptus lived in the Triassic period before going extinct in the Triassic-Jurassic extinction.