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Calciphilus abboti

Myriapoda - Geophilomorpha

Taxonomy
Calciphilus abboti was named by Chamberlin (1949). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bonner quarry, Onyx Marble, which is in a Pliocene cave travertine in the Onyx Marble Formation of Arizona. It is the type species of Calciphilus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Calciphilus abboti Chamberlin p. 118 fig. 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classMyriapoda()
RankNameAuthor
classChilopoda(Latreille 1817)
—Pleurostigmophora
—Phylactrometria
—EpimorphaHaase 1880
orderGeophilomorpha
genusCalciphilus
speciesabboti

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.

†Calciphilus abboti Chamberlin 1949
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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: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Arizona) Calciphilus abboti (type locality: 152091)