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Anatomy and physiology

The most important general account of ricinuleid anatomy remains the 1904 monograph by Hans Jacob Hansen and William Sørensen. Useful further studies can be found in, e.g., the work of Pittard and Mitchell, Gerald Legg and L. van der Hammen.

Body

Ricinulei are typically about 5 to 10 mm long. The largest Ricinulei known to ever exist was the Late Carboniferous Curculioides

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