Ornithodoros antiquus
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Taxonavigation: Argasoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Argasidae
Subfamilia: Ornithodorinae
Genus: Ornithodoros
Species: †Ornithodoros antiquus
Name[edit]
Ornithodoros antiquus Poinar, 1995
- Type host: found in two pieces of amber.
- Type locality: La Toca mine, Cordillera Septentrional mountain range, Dominican Republic.
- Type depository: private collection of Jim Work, Ashland, Oregon, USA.
Primary references[edit]
- Poinar, Jr., G. O. 1995 (Apr): First fossil soft ticks, Ornithodoros antiquus n. sp. (Acari: Argasidae) in Dominican amber with evidence of their mammalian host. Experientia Basel, 51 (4) : 384–387, figs. 1-5. DOI: 10.1007/BF01928900