''Cryptocheiridium'' is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family
Cheiridiidae
Cheiridiidae is a family of pseudoscorpions belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones
Pseudoscorpions, also known as false scorpions or book scorpions, are small, scorpion-like arachnids belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseu ...
.
''
Cryptocheiridium lucifugum'' is
one of the animals found in the Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia.
†''Cryptocheiridium antiquum'' was found in
Dominican amber
Dominican amber is amber from the Dominican Republic derived from resin of the extinct tree ''Hymenaea protera''.
Dominican amber differentiates itself from Baltic amber by being nearly always transparent, and it has a higher number of fossil incl ...
(Miocene of Dominican Republic).
References
External links
''Cryptocheiridium'' at Biolib''Cryptocheiridium'' at biodiversity.org.au''Cryptocheiridium'' at fossilworks
Pseudoscorpion genera
Cheiridiidae
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