List of extinct arachnids

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This article contains a list of extinct species from the class Arachnida, with the year and location that they were last recorded.

Extinct[]

Scientific Name Common Name Year Last Seen Last Known Location
Centrobunus braueri N/A 1894 Mahé, Seychelles[1]
Dicrogonatus gardineri N/A 1909 Mahé, Seychelles[2]
Halarachne americana Carribean monk seal nasal mite 1952 Caribbean sea
N/A 1908 Mahé, Seychelles[3]
N/A 1892 Mahé, Seychelles[4]
N/A 1892 Mahé, Seychelles[5]
Pleorotus braueri N/A 1894 Mahé, Seychelles[6]
Sitalcicus gardineri N/A 1908 Mahé, Seychelles[7]
Stipax triangulifer N/A 1894 Mahé, Seychelles[8]
Thomasettia seychellana N/A 1908 Mahé, Seychelles and Silhouette Island[9]
Passenger Pigeon Mite 1914 North America[10][11]

Extinct in the wild[]

There are currently no known arachnids that are extinct in the wild yet still kept in captivity.[citation needed]

See also[]

  • Endangered spiders

References[]

  1. ^ "Centrobunus braueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Dicrogonatus gardineri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Hirstienus nanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Metazalmoxis ferruginea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Peromona erinacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Pleorotus braueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Sitalcicus gardineri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Stipax triangulifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Thomasettia seychellana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Globally Extinct: Arachnids". The Sixth Extinction. PeterMaas.nl & The Sixth Extinction. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  11. ^ "The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database Extinct Arthropods: Arachnids: Diplaegidia gladiator". Cubits.org. Cubits.org. 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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