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Lithobiidae

Myriapoda - Lithobiomorpha - Lithobiidae

Taxonomy
Lithobiidae is a family. It is extant. Its type is Lithobius.

It was assigned to Chilopoda by Piton (1940); to Lithobiida by Hoffman (1969); and to Lithobiomorpha by Edgecombe and Giribet (2007).

Subtaxa
Lithobius (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Lithobiidae Piton p. 107
1969Lithobiidae Hoffman p. 603
2007Lithobiidae Edgecombe and Giribet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classMyriapoda()
classChilopoda(Latreille 1817)
—Pleurostigmophora
orderLithobiomorpha
familyLithobiidae
familyLithobiidae

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.

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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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Lithobius maxillosus, Lithobius planatus, Lithobius longicornis (109625) Lithobius planatus, Lithobius oxylopus, Lithobius spinulosus, Lithobius brevicornis, Lithobius scaber, Lithobius striatus (120811)