Trombidium clavipes is a fossil species of mite in the genus Trombidium in the family Trombidiidae. It was found in Oligocene deposits.
| Trombidium clavipes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Trombidiidae |
| Genus: | Trombidium |
| Species: | †T. clavipes
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| Binomial name | |
| †Trombidium clavipes Koch & Berendt, 1854
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Name edit
The species name is derived from Latin clav- "club" and pes "foot".
References edit
- Synopsis of the described Arachnida of the World: Trombidiidae
Further reading edit
- Koch, C.L. & Berendt, G.C. (1854): Die im Bernstein befindlichen Crustaceen, Myriapoden, Arachniden und Apteren der Vorwelt.
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