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Milnesium swolenskyi

Eutardigrada - Apochela - Milnesiidae

Taxonomy
Milnesium swolenskyi was named by Bertolani and Grimaldi (2000). Its type specimen is AMNH NJ-796, an other (body), and it is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits), which is in a Turonian delta plain amber/lignite in the Raritan Formation of New Jersey.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Milnesium swolenskyi Bertolani and Grimaldi p. 105 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumTardigradaDoyère 1840
classEutardigradaRichters 1926
orderApochelaSchuster et al. 1980
familyMilnesiidaeRamazzotti 1962
genusMilnesiumDoyere 1840
speciesswolenskyi

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.

†Milnesium swolenskyi Bertolani and Grimaldi 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Milnesium swolenskyi (type locality: 110895)