†Palaeosoma robustum Baldwin 1911 (millipede)
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Myriapoda - Palaeosomatida - Palaeosomatidae
Alternative combination: Euphoberia robusta
Synonym: Euphoberia woodwardi Baldwin 1911
Full reference: W. Baldwin. 1911. Fossil myriopods from the Middle Coal-Measures of Spath Bottoms, Rochdale, Lancashire. The Geological Magazine, New Series, Decade V 8:74-80
Belongs to Palaeosoma according to J. T. Hannibal and W. Krzemiński 2005
See also Baldwin 1911 and Jackson et al. 1919
Sister taxon: Palaeosoma giganteum
Type specimens:
- Palaeosoma robustum: MM L9943. Its type locality is Sparth Bottoms, Rochdale (MM coll), which is in a Westphalian A delta plain shale in the United Kingdom.
- Euphoberia woodwardi: Its type locality is Sparth Bottoms, Rochdale (Howard collection), which is in a Westphalian A delta plain shale in the United Kingdom.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Poland (1 collection), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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