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Palaeodesmus tuberculata

Myriapoda

Taxonomy
Kampecaris tuberculata was named by Brade-Birks (1923). Its type specimen is NHM In. 23803, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Dunure (BMNH collection), which is in an Emsian lacustrine siltstone in the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Palaeodesmus tuberculata by Wilson and Anderson (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Kampecaris tuberculata Brade-Birks p. 277 figs. Pl 33
1985Kampecaris tuberculata Almond p. 233 figs. Pl 1, fig 8
2004Palaeodesmus tuberculata Wilson and Anderson p. 177 figs. 10.1-10.3

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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()
genusPalaeodesmus
speciestuberculata()

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.

†Palaeodesmus tuberculata Brade-Birks 1923
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Diagnosis
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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: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47United Kingdom (Scotland) Kampecaris tuberculata (type locality: 120607)