Scolopendra Linnaeus 1758 (centipede)

Myriapoda - Scolopendridae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Scolopendridae according to R. L. Hoffman 1969

See also Fabricius 1775, Geoffroy 1762, Latreille 1802, Linnaeus 1758, Linnaeus 1761, Linnaeus 1767, Müller 1764, Müller 1776, Schaeffer 1766 and Scopoli 1763

Sister taxa: Cratoraricrus, Procrytops

Subtaxa: Scolopendra proavita

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Pliocene of South Africa (1 collection)

• Eocene of Poland (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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