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Archidesmus

Myriapoda - Archidesmida - Archidesmidae

Taxonomy
Archidesmus was named by Peach (1882). It is the type genus of Archidesmidae.

It was assigned to Archipolypoda by Hoffman (1969); and to Archidesmidae by Wilson and Anderson (2004).

Species
A. macnicoli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Archidesmus Peach p. 182
1969Archidesmus Hoffman p. 578
2004Archidesmus Wilson and Anderson p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classMyriapoda()
RankNameAuthor
—DignathaTiegs 1947
subclassDiplopodaGervais 1844
subclassChilognatha()
infraclassHelminthomorpha(Pocock 1887)
superorderArchipolypoda()
orderArchidesmida
familyArchidesmidaeScudder 1885
genusArchidesmus

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.

G. †Archidesmus Peach 1882
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†Archidesmus macnicoli Peach 1882
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: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Scotland) A. macnicoli (155912 155918 155933)