Lithopendra anjafliessae Haug et al. 2023 (centipede)

Myriapoda - Pleurostigmophora

Full reference: G. T. Haug, J. T. Haug, and C. Haug. 2023. Convergent evolution of defensive appendages - a lithobiomorph‑like centipede with a scolopendromorph‑type ultimate leg from about 100 million‑year‑old amber. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 104:131-140

Belongs to Lithopendra according to G. T. Haug et al. 2023

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München PED 1818, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber (LMU Munich collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (LMU Munich collection)

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