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Chilopoda (centipede)

Myriapoda

Taxonomy
Chilopoda was named by Latreille (1817). It is extant.

It was reranked as the class Chilopoda by Edgecombe and Giribet (2007).

It was assigned to Myriapoda by Piton (1940); and to Myriapoda by Edgecombe and Giribet (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Chilopoda Latreille
1940Chilopoda Piton p. 104
2007Chilopoda Edgecombe and Giribet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classMyriapoda()
classChilopoda(Latreille 1817)
classChilopoda(Latreille 1817)

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.

Cl. Chilopoda Latreille 1817 [centipede]
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G. †Nisaukankoil Malkani 2019
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†Nisaukankoil beakeri Malkani 2019
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Fm. †Crussolidae Shear et al. 1998
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G. †Crussolum Shear et al. 1998
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†Crussolum crusserratum Shear et al. 1998
G. †Latzelia Scudder 1890
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†Latzelia primordialis Scudder 1890
Fm. Scutigeridae Gervais 1837
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G. †Fulmenocursor Wilson 2001
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†Fulmenocursor tenax Wilson 2001
G. Scutigera Lamarck 1801
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†Scutigera illigeri Koch and Berendt 1854
†Scutigera leachi Koch and Berendt 1854
Invalid names: Cermatia Illiger 1807 [synonym]
G. †Phailawaghkankoil Malkani 2019
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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
G. †Lithopendra Haug et al. 2023
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†Lithopendra anjafliessae Haug et al. 2023
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Or. †Devonobiomorpha Shear and Bonamo 1988
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Fm. †Devonobiidae Shear and Bonamo 1988
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G. †Devonobius Shear and Bonamo 1988
Unr. Epimorpha Haase 1880
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G. †Calciphilus Chamberlin 1949
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Fm. Cryptopidae Kohlrausch 1881
G. †Mazoscolopendra Mundel 1979
G. †Permocrassacus Khramov et al. 2018
G. †Permocryptops Khramov et al. 2018
Fm. Plutoniumidae Bollman 1893
Fm. Scolopocryptopidae Pocock 1896
G. †Rhyniognatha Tillyard 1928
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†Rhyniognatha hirsti Tillyard 1928
Invalid names: Anamorpha Haase 1880 [empty], Succinipatopsidae Poinar 2000 [invalid subgroup], Succinipatopsis Poinar 2000 [nomen dubium], Succinipatopsis balticus Poinar 2000 [nomen dubium]
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: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Pliocene or 423.00000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 419.2 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) Chilopoda indet., Chilopoda indet. (11128)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Crussolum sp. (10721 153492) Rhyniognatha hirsti (172777)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7USA (New York) Devonobius delta (28295 153480)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Devonobius delta (21172) Devonobius delta, Crussolum crusserratum (28246)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Latzelia primordialis (21981) Mazoscolopendra richardsoni (112638)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Permocrassacus novokshonovi (102504)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Russian Federation (Vologda) Permocryptops shelleyi (104754)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Swabian Alb) Eogeophilus jurassicus (105835)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceara) Scolopendromorpha indet. (34899)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Fulmenocursor tenax, Cratoraricrus oberlii (122557)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Buziniphilus antiquus (123118)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Geophilomorpha indet., Scolopendromorpha indet. (144466) Geophilomorpha indet., Scutigeromorpha indet., Lithobiomorpha indet., Scolopendromorpha indet. (184692 196547) Kachinophilus pereirai (111688) Lithopendra anjafliessae (220538)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Succinipatopsis balticus (125139) Theatops groehni (110735)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Cermatia leachii, Cermatia illigeri, Lithobius maxillosus, Lithobius planatus, Lithobius longicornis (109625) Lithobius planatus, Lithobius oxylopus, Lithobius spinulosus, Lithobius brevicornis, Lithobius scaber, Lithobius striatus, Geophilus brevicaudatus, Geophilus filiformis, Geophilus crassicornis, Scolopendra proavita (120811)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Cryptops sp. (198592 198594) Geophilomorpha indet. (163578) Polycricus sp. (172774 198595) Scolopocryptops simojovelensis (124928)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Chilopoda indet. (75094)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Arizona) Calciphilus abboti (152091)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Scolopendra morsitans (22356)