Cepheidae Berlese

The name of this taxon appears to be invalid under the relevant nomenclatural code, as it may be a junior homonym of Cepheidae Agassiz, 1862.

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cepheoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Acariformes Ordo: Oribatida Infraordo: Desmonomata Subordo: Brachypylina Superfamilia: Cepheoidea

Cepheidae Berlese, 1896 [junior homonym]
- Authority for current placement: Schatz et al., 2011: 142
  - undisputed by all subsequent authorities
- Original status: established at rank of ?
- Type genus: Cepheus Koch, 1835/6

?Berlese, A. 1896: Ordo Cryptostigmata (Oribatidae). Portici: Sumptibus Autoris. BHL [here, Cepheus seems to be placed in Tegeocranidae]

Norton, R.A.; Behan-Pelletier, V.M. 2009: Chapter fifteen. Suborder Oribatida. Pp. 430-564 in: Krantz, G.W.; Walter, D.E. (eds) A manual of acarology. Third edition. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock Texas. ISBN 0896726207 [see p. 455]
Schatz, H., Behan-Pelletier, V.M., OConnor, B.M. & Norton, R.A. 2011. Suborder Oribatida van der Hammen, 1968. Pp 141–148 In Zhang, Z.-Q. (ed.) 2011. Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa 3148: 1–237. Open access. Reference page. . Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Subías, L.S. 2004: Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes, Oribatida) del mundo (1758-2002). Graellsia, 60(número extraordinario): 3–305. abstract and pdf electronic update (Feb. 2011) [as Compactozetidae, in Niphocepheoidea]
A revision of the mites of the family Cepheidae Berlese 1896 (Acarina, Oribatei) with descriptions of new species from the USSR.