Subclass Acari Leach 1817 (mite)
PaleoDB taxon number: 155665
Alternative spelling: Acarina
Parent taxon: Arachnida according to R. J. Garwood and J. Dunlop 2014
Sister taxa: Acaromorpha, Arthrolycosa prolifera, Caulogastra, Cretopilio, Haplocnemata, Palpigradi, Pantetrapulmonata, Parasitiformes, Phalangiotarbida, Pleurolycosa, Podurites, Podurites saltator, Poecilophysidea, Pseudoscorpionida, Ricinulei, Stomothecata
Subtaxa: Acarus resinosus, Cecidomyia dubia, Ixodes tertiarius, Notaspis, Oribella
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