Acropsopilionoidea

Roewer, 1923

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Acropsopilionoidea is a small superfamily of harvestmen (Opiliones) established by Roewer in 1923. It contains a single extant , Acropsopilionidae, with three distributed across disjunct regions in North America and the Southern Hemisphere. The superfamily is classified within the suborder Dyspnoi. A fossil family, †Halithersidae, is tentatively associated with this group based on Cretaceous Burmese amber specimens.

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How to pronounce Acropsopilionoidea: /ˌækrəpˌsɒpɪˌlɪəˈnɔɪdiə/

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Distribution

Disjunct distribution spanning North America (United States, Canada, Mexico) and the Southern Hemisphere (Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Brazil).

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Taxonomic composition

As of 2023, Acropsopilionoidea contains one extant (Acropsopilionidae) with three . The fossil family †Halithersidae (Cretaceous, Burmese amber) is likely associated with this superfamily.

Type genus

Acropsopilio Silvestri, 1904, designated by original monotypy when the superfamily was described.

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