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Palaeosoma giganteum

Myriapoda - Palaeosomatida - Palaeosomatidae

Taxonomy
Acantherpestes giganteus was named by Baldwin (1911). Its type specimen is MM L9941 and is an impression. Its type locality is Sparth Bottoms, Rochdale (MM coll), which is in a Westphalian A delta plain shale in the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Palaeosoma.

It was recombined as Palaeosoma giganteum by Jackson et al. (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Acantherpestes giganteus Baldwin p. 76 figs. Pl 4, fig 1
1919Palaeosoma giganteum Jackson et al. p. 406 figs. Pl 9, fig 1; text-figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classMyriapoda()
—DignathaTiegs 1947
RankNameAuthor
subclassDiplopodaGervais 1844
subclassChilognatha()
infraclassHelminthomorpha(Pocock 1887)
superorderArchipolypoda()
orderPalaeosomatida
familyPalaeosomatidae
genusPalaeosoma
speciesgiganteum()

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.

†Palaeosoma giganteum Baldwin 1911
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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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: Westphalian A or 318.70000 to 316.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) Acantherpestes giganteus (type locality: 127287)