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Lithobius

Myriapoda - Lithobiomorpha - Lithobiidae

Taxonomy
Lithobius was named by Leach (1814). It is extant. It is the type genus of Lithobiidae.

It was assigned to Scolopendridae by Koch and Berendt (1854); and to Lithobiidae by Hoffman (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Lithobius Leach
1854Lithobius Koch and Berendt p. 16
1969Lithobius Hoffman p. 603

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
classMyriapoda()
classChilopoda(Latreille 1817)
Pleurostigmophora
orderLithobiomorpha
familyLithobiidae
genusLithobiusLeach 1814

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Lithobius Leach 1814
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Lithobius brevicornis Menge 1854
Lithobius longicornis Koch and Berendt 1854
Lithobius maxillosus Koch and Berendt 1854
Lithobius oxylopus Menge 1854
Lithobius planatus Koch and Berendt 1854
Lithobius scaber Menge 1854
Lithobius spinulosus Menge 1854
Lithobius striatus Menge 1854
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland L. maxillosus, L. planatus, L. longicornis (109625) L. planatus, L. oxylopus, L. spinulosus, L. brevicornis, L. scaber, L. striatus (120811)