Arthropleura armata Jordan 1854 (millipede)

Myriapoda - Arthropleurida - Arthropleuridae

Synonyms: Arthropleura affinis Goldenberg 1873, Arthropleura zeilleri Boule 1893, Halonia irregularis Geinitz 1855

Full reference: F. W. H. Jordan. 1854. Taxonomic names, in Ueber die Crustaceen der Steinkohlenformation von Saarbrücken. Palaeontographica 4:1-15

Belongs to Arthropleura according to G. L. Pillola and D. Zoboli 2021

See also Boule 1893, Castro 1997, Geinitz 1855, Goldenberg 1873, Guthörl 1934, Jordan 1854, Kliver 1883, Proctor 1998, Pruvost 1919 and Štamberg and Zajíc 2008

Sister taxa: Arthropleura britannica, Arthropleura cristata, Arthropleura enodis, Arthropleura fayoli, Arthropleura maillieuxi, Arthropleura mammata, Arthropleura moyseyi, Arthropleura punctata, Carcinochelus anthracophilus

Type specimens:

  • Arthropleura armata: Mus. f. Naturk. Berlin, K 13-14. Its type locality is Friedrichstal railway cut, which is in a Westphalian terrestrial horizon in Germany.
  • Arthropleura affinis: Its type locality is Jaegersfreude mine, which is in a Westphalian C lacustrine shale/coal in the Upper Saarbrucker layer Formation of Germany.
  • Arthropleura zeilleri: Its type locality is Saint-Etienne coal field, which is in a Stephanian terrestrial siliciclastic in France.
  • Halonia irregularis:

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Westphalian of Germany (2 collections)

• Carboniferous of France (2), Germany (15), Italy (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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