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Fulmenocursor tenax

Myriapoda - Scutigeromorpha - Scutigeridae

Taxonomy
Fulmenocursor tenax was named by Wilson (2001). Its type specimen is SMNS 64275 and is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Crato (SMNS collection), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large carbonate in the Crato Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Fulmenocursor.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Fulmenocursor tenax Wilson p. 493 figs. Pl 1; text-fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classMyriapoda()
classChilopoda(Latreille 1817)
—Notostigmophora
orderScutigeromorpha
familyScutigeridaeGervais 1837
genusFulmenocursor
speciestenax

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.

†Fulmenocursor tenax Wilson 2001
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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: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Fulmenocursor tenax (type locality: 122557)