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Cryptopidae

Myriapoda - Scolopendromorpha - Cryptopidae

Taxonomy
Cryptopidae was named by Kohlrausch (1881). It is extant. Its type is Cryptops.

It was assigned to Scolopendromorpha by Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio (2018).

Subtaxa
Cryptops (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Cryptopidae Kohlrausch
2018Cryptopidae Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio p. 644

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classMyriapoda()
RankNameAuthor
classChilopoda(Latreille 1817)
—Pleurostigmophora
—Phylactrometria
—EpimorphaHaase 1880
orderScolopendromorpha
familyCryptopidaeKohlrausch 1881
familyCryptopidaeKohlrausch 1881

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.

Fm. Cryptopidae Kohlrausch 1881
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G. Cryptops Leach 1815
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Cryptops sp. (198592 198594)