Archiulus brassi Dohrn 1868

Myriapoda - Chilognatha

Alternative combinations: Julus brassii, Palaeojulus brassi

Full reference: A. Dohrn. 1868. Julus brassii n. sp.: Ein Myriapode aus der Steinkohlenformation. Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereines der Preussischen Rheinlande und Westphalens 25:335-336

Belongs to Archiulus according to P. Guthörl 1934

See also Dohrn 1868 and Goldenberg 1877

Sister taxa: Archiulus euphoberioides, Archiulus glomeratus, Archiulus lyelli, Archiulus xylobioides

Type specimen: Mus. f. Naturk. Berlin, 7, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Saarlouis Lebach ironstone nodules, which is in an Asselian/Sakmarian lacustrine shale in Germany.

Distribution: found only at Saarlouis Lebach ironstone nodules

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