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Scolopocryptopidae

Myriapoda - Scolopendromorpha - Scolopocryptopidae

Taxonomy
Scolopocryptopidae was named by Pocock (1896). It is extant. Its type is Scolopocryptops.

It was assigned to Scolopendromorpha by Edgecombe et al. (2012) and Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Scolopocryptopidae Pocock
2012Scolopocryptopidae Edgecombe et al.
2018Scolopocryptopidae Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio p. 644

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classMyriapoda()
RankNameAuthor
classChilopoda(Latreille 1817)
—Pleurostigmophora
—Phylactrometria
—EpimorphaHaase 1880
orderScolopendromorpha
familyScolopocryptopidaePocock 1896
familyScolopocryptopidaePocock 1896

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.

Fm. Scolopocryptopidae Pocock 1896
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Subfm. Scolopocryptopinae Pocock 1896
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G. Scolopocryptops Newport 1845
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†Scolopocryptops simojovelensis Edgecombe et al. 2012
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: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Scolopocryptops simojovelensis (124928)